ROS generation by reduced graphene oxide (rGO) induced by visible light showing antibacterial activity: comparison with graphene oxide (GO)

Dutta, Taposhree; Sarkar, Rudra; Pakhira, Bholanath; Ghosh, Subrata; Sarkar, Ripon; Barui, Ananya; Sarkar, Sabyasachi

doi:10.1039/c5ra14061g

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ROS generation by reduced graphene oxide (rGO) induced by visible light showing antibacterial activity: comparison with graphene oxide (GO)

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Authors:

Taposhree Dutta

Rudra Sarkar

Bholanath Pakhira

Abstract

Reduced graphene oxide (rGO) generates reactive oxygen species (ROS) under visible light in air via a singlet oxygen–superoxide anion radical pathway that readily kills Enterobacter sp.

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