Fabrication of Te and Te-Au Nanowires-Based Carbon Fiber Fabrics for Antibacterial Applications

Ting-Mao Chou, Yi-Yun Ke, Yu-Hsiang Tsao, Ying-Chun Li and Zong-Hong Lin
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Ting-Mao Chou: Institute of Biomedical Engineering, National Tsing Hua University, Hsinchu 30013, Taiwan
Yi-Yun Ke: Institute of Biomedical Engineering, National Tsing Hua University, Hsinchu 30013, Taiwan
Yu-Hsiang Tsao: Institute of Biomedical Engineering, National Tsing Hua University, Hsinchu 30013, Taiwan
Ying-Chun Li: Institute of Biomedical Engineering, National Tsing Hua University, Hsinchu 30013, Taiwan
Zong-Hong Lin: Institute of Biomedical Engineering, National Tsing Hua University, Hsinchu 30013, Taiwan

IJERPH, 2016, vol. 13, issue 2, 1-9

Abstract: Pathogenic bacteria that give rise to diseases every year remain a major health concern. In recent years, tellurium-based nanomaterials have been approved as new and efficient antibacterial agents. In this paper, we developed the approach to directly grow tellurium nanowires (Te NWs) onto commercial carbon fiber fabrics and demonstrated their antibacterial activity. Those Te NWs can serve as templates and reducing agents for gold nanoparticles (Au NPs) to deposit. Three different Te-Au NWs with varied concentration of Au NPs were synthesized and showed superior antibacterial activity and biocompability. These results indicate that the as-prepared carbon fiber fabrics with Te and Te-Au NWs can become antimicrobial clothing products in the near future.

Keywords: tellurium; gold; antibacterial; nanowire; carbon fiber; fabric (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: I I1 I3 Q Q5 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2016
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