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Antimicrobial activity of silica coated silicon nano-tubes (SCSNT) and silica coated silicon nano-particles (SCSNP) synthesized by gas phase condensation

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Silica-coated, silicon nanotubes (SCSNTs) and silica-coated, silicon nanoparticles (SCSNPs) have been synthesized by catalyst-free single-step gas phase condensation using the arc plasma process. Transmission electron microscopy and scanning tunneling microscopy showed that SCSNTs exhibited a wall thickness of less than 1 nm, with an average diameter of 14 nm and a length of several 100 nm. Both nano-structures had a high specific surface area. The present study has demonstrated cheaper, resistance-free and effective antibacterial activity in silica-coated silicon nano-structures, each for two Gram-positive and Gram-negative bacteria. The minimum inhibitory concentration (MIC) was estimated, using the optical densitometric technique, and by determining colony-forming units. The MIC was found to range in the order of micrograms, which is comparable to the reported MIC of metal oxides for these bacteria. SCSNTs were found to be more effective in limiting the growth of multidrug-resistant Staphylococcus aureus over SCSNPs at 10 μg/ml (IC 50 = 100 μg/ml).

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The authors would like to thank the Council of Scientific & Industrial Research (CSIR), India, for their financial support under the emeritus scientist scheme and senior research fellowship. We also acknowledge the Board of Research in Nuclear Science (BRNS), India for funding the project.

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  1. Department of Physics, University of Pune, Pune, 411007, India

    Chiti Tank, Suresh Gosavi, S. V. Bhoraskar & Vikas L. Mathe

  2. Department of Biotechnology, University of Pune, Pune, 411007, India

    Sujatha Raman & W. N. Gade

  3. Institut für Experimentelle und Angewandte Physik, Christian-Albrechts-Universität zu Kiel, 24098, Kiel, Germany

    Sujoy Karan & Richard Berndt

  4. UGC-DAE Consortium for Scientific Research, University Campus, Khandwa Road, Indore, 52017, India

    Niranjan P. Lalla & Vasant Sathe

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Tank, C., Raman, S., Karan, S. et al. Antimicrobial activity of silica coated silicon nano-tubes (SCSNT) and silica coated silicon nano-particles (SCSNP) synthesized by gas phase condensation. J Mater Sci: Mater Med 24, 1483–1490 (2013). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10856-013-4896-3

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