Black Phosphorus – A Rising Star in the Antibacterial Materials

Abstract

Lu Zhang,1,2 Jiaqian You,1 Huixin Lv,1 Manxuan Liu,1 Sezhen Quni,1 Xiuyu Liu,1 Yanmin Zhou1,2 1Jilin Provincial Key Laboratory of Tooth Development and Bone Remodeling, Hospital of Stomatology, Jilin University, Changchun, People’s Republic of China; 2School of Stomatology, Jilin University, Changchun, People’s Republic of ChinaCorrespondence: Yanmin Zhou, Email [email protected]: Antibiotics are the most commonly used means to treat bacterial infection at present, but the unreasonable use of antibiotics induces the generation of drug-resistant bacteria, which causes great problems for their clinical application. In recent years, researchers have found that nanomaterials with high specific surface area, special structure, photocatalytic activity and other properties show great potential in bacterial infection control. Among them, black phosphorus (BP), a two-dimensional (2D) nanomaterial, has been widely reported in the treatment of tumor and bone defect due to its excellent biocompatibility and degradability. However, the current theory about the antibacterial properties of BP is still insufficient, and the relevant mechanism of action needs to be further studied. In this paper, we introduced the structure and properties of BP, elaborated the mechanism of BP in bacterial infection, and systematically reviewed the application of BP composite materials in the field of antibacterial. At the same time, we also discussed the challenges faced by the current research and application of BP, which laid a solid theoretical foundation for the further study of BP in the future.Keywords: black phosphorus, antibacterial, nanometer material, photothermal therapy

Keywords

• black phosphorus
• antibacterial
• nanometer material
• photothermal therapy;