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The bactericidal effect of carbon nanotube/agar composites irradiated with near-infrared light on Streptococcus mutans
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Carbon nanotubes
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Streptococcus mutans
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bactericidal activity
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near-infrared light
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435
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Dental caries are mainly associated with oral pathogens, and Streptococcus 2 mutans is a primary cariogenic organism. Many methods have been established to eliminate S. mutans from the oral cavity. This study aimed to evaluate the effect of carbon nanotube (CNT)/agar composites irradiated with near-infrared (NIR) light on S. mutans, as a potential photothermal antimicrobial nanotherapy. A colony-forming unit assay clearly showed that CNT/agar composites attain bactericidal activity after NIR light irradiation; this bactericidal activity is higher than that of graphite (GP)/agar and activated carbon (AC)/agar composites. Furthermore, it was observed that longer irradiation times immobilized S. mutans in the CNT/agar composite.
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Elsevier
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http://hdl.handle.net/2115/48564
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https://doi.org/10.1016/j.mseb.2010.01.001
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0921-5107
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AA10720431
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Materials Science and Engineering: B
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Volume Number173
Issue Number1-3
Page Start187
Page End190
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2023-07-26 |
