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16398110

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
11
pubmed:dateCreated
2006-1-9
pubmed:abstractText
Prior to the implementation of any new technology, possible environmental and health repercussions first must be researched. Fullerenes are to be produced soon on an industrial scale, with applications quickly following. To investigate the possible environmental impact of fullerenes, a C60-water suspension (nano-C60) was synthesized and then evaluated for cell-association and toxicity, using the bacteria Escherichia coli and Bacillus subtilis as indicator species. In a defined low-salts medium, nano-C60 associated with both the Gram-negative E. coli and the Gram-positive B. subtilis, albeit more strongly with the former. Nano-C60 also displayed antimicrobial properties against both E. coli and B. subtilis, with minimal inhibitory concentrations of 0.5 to 1 mg/ L and 1.5 to 3.0 mg/L, respectively. Media with higher salt contents result in the nano-C60 particles aggregating and falling out of suspension; thus, higher salt solutions reduced or eliminated the antimicrobial properties of nano-C60.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Nov
pubmed:issn
0730-7268
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
24
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
2757-62
pubmed:dateRevised
2006-11-15
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
2005
pubmed:articleTitle
Bacterial cell association and antimicrobial activity of a C60 water suspension.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Rice University, Houston, Texas 77005, USA. dlyon@rice.edu
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't