An antibacterial platform based on capacitive carbon-doped TiO2 nanotubes after direct or alternating current charging

Guomin Wang; Hongqing Feng; Liangsheng Hu; Weihong Jin; Qi Hao; Ang Gao; Xiang Peng; Wan Li; Kwok-Yin Wong; Huaiyu Wang; Zhou Li; Paul K. Chu

doi:10.1038/s41467-018-04317-2

Nature Communications (May 2018)

An antibacterial platform based on capacitive carbon-doped TiO2 nanotubes after direct or alternating current charging

Guomin Wang,
Hongqing Feng,
Liangsheng Hu,
Weihong Jin,
Qi Hao,
Ang Gao,
Xiang Peng,
Wan Li,
Kwok-Yin Wong,
Huaiyu Wang,
Zhou Li,
Paul K. Chu

Affiliations

Guomin Wang: Department of Physics and Department of Materials Science and Engineering, City University of Hong Kong, Tat Chee Avenue
Hongqing Feng: CAS Center for Excellence in Nanoscience, Beijing Key Laboratory of Micro-nano Energy and Sensor, Beijing Institute of Nanoenergy and Nanosystems, Chinese Academy of Sciences
Liangsheng Hu: Department of Applied Biology and Chemical Technology and the State Key Laboratory of Chirosciences, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hung Hom
Weihong Jin: Department of Physics and Department of Materials Science and Engineering, City University of Hong Kong, Tat Chee Avenue
Qi Hao: Department of Physics and Department of Materials Science and Engineering, City University of Hong Kong, Tat Chee Avenue
Ang Gao: Department of Physics and Department of Materials Science and Engineering, City University of Hong Kong, Tat Chee Avenue
Xiang Peng: Department of Physics and Department of Materials Science and Engineering, City University of Hong Kong, Tat Chee Avenue
Wan Li: Department of Physics and Department of Materials Science and Engineering, City University of Hong Kong, Tat Chee Avenue
Kwok-Yin Wong: Department of Applied Biology and Chemical Technology and the State Key Laboratory of Chirosciences, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hung Hom
Huaiyu Wang: Department of Physics and Department of Materials Science and Engineering, City University of Hong Kong, Tat Chee Avenue
Zhou Li: CAS Center for Excellence in Nanoscience, Beijing Key Laboratory of Micro-nano Energy and Sensor, Beijing Institute of Nanoenergy and Nanosystems, Chinese Academy of Sciences
Paul K. Chu: Department of Physics and Department of Materials Science and Engineering, City University of Hong Kong, Tat Chee Avenue

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-018-04317-2
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 9, no. 1
pp. 1 – 12

Abstract

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Bacteria are known to be sensitive to electrical interactions with the environment. Here, the authors report on a study into how the antibacterial properties of carbon-doped titania nanotubes are affected by capacitance after charging with direct and alternating currents.

Published in Nature Communications

ISSN: 2041-1723 (Online)
Publisher: Nature Portfolio
Country of publisher: United Kingdom
LCC subjects: Science
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