Highly effective photodynamic inactivation of E. coli using gold nanorods/SiO2 core–shell nanostructures with embedded verteporfin. Issue 91 (25th September 2015)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Turcheniuk, Kostiantyn; Turcheniuk, Volodymyr; Hage, Charles-Henri; Dumych, Tetiana; Bilyy, Rostyslav; Bouckaert, Julie; Héliot, Laurent; Zaitsev, Vladimir; Boukherroub, Rabah; Szunerits, Sabine
• Is Part Of: Chemical communications. Volume 51:Issue 91(2015)
• Page Start: 16365
• Page End: 16368
• Publication Date: 2015-09-25
• Subjects: Chemistry -- Periodicals; 540
• DOI: 10.1039/c5cc06738c
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 1359-7345

Abstract

Abstract : The potential of gold nanorods coated with a 20 nm silica shell loaded with verteporfin as efficient NIR nanostructures for photodynamic therapy to eradicate a virulent strain of E. coli associated with urinary tract infection is described. Abstract : The potential of gold nanorods post-coated with a 20 nm silica shell loaded with verteporfin (Au NRs@SiO2 –VP) as efficient near-infrared nanostructures for photodynamic therapy under continuous wave and pulsed-mode excitation to eradicate a virulent strain of E. coli associated with urinary tract infection is described.