ZnO/graphite composites and its antibacterial activity at different conditions

Antibacterial Activity and Biocompability of Zinc Oxide and Graphite Particles as Endodontic Materials

“…antibacterial properties but their environmental risks are decreased due to the limited mobility in the environmental media. Graphite is a common and widely used material with relatively low damaging effects for human health or the environment 44) . For this and considering that to the best to the authors knowledge there is little investigation about graphite toxicity, graphite was chosen as a tested material for endodontic therapy For the antibacterial assays, amoxicillin was used as a control.…”

Antimicrobial Surfaces for Applications on Confined Inhabited Space Stations

“…The graphite matrix can anchor ZnO to reduce its mobility during the reaction. [ 164 ] Gold nanoparticles have been combined with ZnO to increase the generation of reactive oxygen species in the presence of light, and this increase also plays an important role in the enhancement of the activity. [ 165 ]…”

Properties, mechanism and applications of diamond as an antibacterial material

“…However, rising concerns about their cytotoxicity against mammalian cells oriented the research to more biocompatible materials such as carbon-based materials. With several of them showing interesting antibacterial properties such as graphite [31][32][33][34], graphene [35][36][37][38], and carbon nanotubes [39][40][41][42][43] to cite only a few of the latest references, carbon-based materials are definitely an interesting strategy to explore to keep surfaces bacteria-free or to reduce infection based on Antibiotic-Resistant Bacteria (Table 1).…”