Nature Communications (Jan 2018)

Differential Pd-nanocrystal facets demonstrate distinct antibacterial activity against Gram-positive and Gram-negative bacteria

  • Ge Fang,
  • Weifeng Li,
  • Xiaomei Shen,
  • Jose Manuel Perez-Aguilar,
  • Yu Chong,
  • Xingfa Gao,
  • Zhifang Chai,
  • Chunying Chen,
  • Cuicui Ge,
  • Ruhong Zhou

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-017-02502-3
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 9, no. 1
pp. 1 – 9

Abstract

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Noble metal nanoparticles are potential antibacterial agents, perhaps owing to their enzyme-like activities. Here, the authors find that the exposed facets of palladium nanocrystals demonstrate their specific antibacterial behavior against both Gram-positive and Gram-negative bacteria.