Dual-role of beta borophene nanosheets as highly effective antibacterial and antifungal agent

Tasaltin N., Gullulu S., KARAKUŞ S.

INORGANIC CHEMISTRY COMMUNICATIONS, vol.136, 2022 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 136
  • Publication Date: 2022
  • Doi Number: 10.1016/j.inoche.2021.109150
  • Journal Name: INORGANIC CHEMISTRY COMMUNICATIONS
  • Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus, Academic Search Premier, Chimica, DIALNET
  • Keywords: Borophene, Antibacterial agent, Preservatives efficacy, Pathogenic microorganism, HEXAGONAL BORON-NITRIDE, TITANIA NANO-MATERIALS, ANTIMICROBIAL ACTIVITIES, GRAPHENE, NANOPARTICLES, NANOMATERIALS, EXFOLIATION, ANTIBIOFILM, COMPOSITES
  • Istanbul University Affiliated: No

Abstract

Antimicrobial resistance toward antibiotics has been a serious clinical problem to current bacterial infections therapy. In this context, current research and development have been focused on developing new perspectives on two-dimensional (2D) materials based antimicrobial agents. With the rapid development of 2D borophene, it has been regarded as a promising agent for sensor, energy, and biomedical applications. Herein, we have reported the fabrication of the multifunctional antibacterial and antifungal agent, beta-rhombohedral crystalline structured borophene nanosheets, which were prepared using a top-down synthesis approach. The antibacterial and antifungal activities of beta borophene nanosheets were investigated to determine using different pathogenic microorganisms such as Staphylococcus aureus (NCTC 10788/Lot 0350520029), Pseudomonas aureginosa (ATCC 9027/Lot 3270513), Escherichia coli (ATCC 8739/Lot 4835151), Candida albicans (NCPF 3179/Lot040920020), and Aspergillus brasilliensis (NCPF 2275/Lot 020620065) using the total aerobic mesophilic microorganism (lSO 21149) and mold-yeast (lSO 16212) guidelines. According to the experimental results, we showed that the borophene nanosheets had an effectively inhibitory activity against several medically serious bacterial and fungal pathogenic microorganisms.