Graphene oxide mimics biological signaling cue to rescue starving bacteria

• Main Authors: Jackman, Joshua A., Yoon, Bo Kyeong, Mokrzecka, Natalia, Kohli, Gurjeet Singh, Valle-González, Elba R., Zhu, Xinyi, Pumera, Martin, Rice, Scott A., Cho, Nam-Joon
• Other Authors: School of Materials Science and Engineering
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: 2022
• Subjects: Engineering::Materials; Bacterias; Graphene Oxide
• Online Access: https://hdl.handle.net/10356/159668
• Institution: Nanyang Technological University

There is extensive debate about how 2D nanomaterials such as graphene oxide (GO) affect bacteria. Various effects of GO are proposed, including bacterial growth inhibition or enhancement, killing, and no activity. Herein, we report that GO protects Staphylococcus aureus bacterial cells from death in...