Chiral nanocrystals grown from MoS2 nanosheets enable photothermally modulated enantioselective release of antimicrobial drugs

Bang Lin Li; Jun Jiang Luo; Hao Lin Zou; Qing-Meng Zhang; Liu-Bin Zhao; Hang Qian; Hong Qun Luo; David Tai Leong; Nian Bing Li

doi:10.1038/s41467-022-35016-8

Nature Communications (Nov 2022)

Chiral nanocrystals grown from MoS2 nanosheets enable photothermally modulated enantioselective release of antimicrobial drugs

Bang Lin Li,
Jun Jiang Luo,
Hao Lin Zou,
Qing-Meng Zhang,
Liu-Bin Zhao,
Hang Qian,
Hong Qun Luo,
David Tai Leong,
Nian Bing Li

Affiliations

Bang Lin Li: Key Laboratory of Luminescence Analysis and Molecular Sensing, Ministry of Education, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Southwest University
Jun Jiang Luo: Key Laboratory of Luminescence Analysis and Molecular Sensing, Ministry of Education, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Southwest University
Hao Lin Zou: Key Laboratory of Luminescence Analysis and Molecular Sensing, Ministry of Education, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Southwest University
Qing-Meng Zhang: Key Laboratory of Luminescence Analysis and Molecular Sensing, Ministry of Education, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Southwest University
Liu-Bin Zhao: Key Laboratory of Luminescence Analysis and Molecular Sensing, Ministry of Education, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Southwest University
Hang Qian: Institute of Respiratory Diseases, Xinqiao Hospital, Third Military Medical University
Hong Qun Luo: Key Laboratory of Luminescence Analysis and Molecular Sensing, Ministry of Education, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Southwest University
David Tai Leong: Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, National University of Singapore
Nian Bing Li: Key Laboratory of Luminescence Analysis and Molecular Sensing, Ministry of Education, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Southwest University

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-022-35016-8
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 13, no. 1
pp. 1 – 13

Abstract

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Chirality transfer from molecules to nanomaterials enables advanced optical functionalities. Here, the authors use exfoliated MoS2 nanosheets to seed the growth of chiral Au nanoparticles to form Au/MoS2 heterostructures for enantioselective drug release.

Published in Nature Communications

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