Dual-action antimicrobial surface coatings: methylene blue and quaternary ammonium cation conjugated silica nanoparticles
Dual-action antimicrobial coatings: silica nanoparticles conjugated with methylene blue and quaternary ammonium cations demonstrate enhanced antibacterial efficacy through combined photodynamic and contact-killing mechanisms.
Authors
- David J. Henry (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9629-4423)
- Haritha Kirla (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2460-9913)
- Juliana Hamzah
- Zhong‐Tao Jiang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4221-6841)
Institutions
- Murdoch University (AU)
- Harry Perkins Institute of Medical Research (AU)
Publication Details
- Journal
- RSC Pharmaceutics
- Published
- 2024-12-04
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1039/d4pm00278d
- Primary Topic
- Antimicrobial agents and applications
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00
Funders
- Australian Government