Silver-decorated orthorhombic nanotubes of lithium vanadium oxide: an impeder of bacterial growth and biofilm

Appl Microbiol Biotechnol. 2013 Sep;97(18):8283-90. doi: 10.1007/s00253-013-5096-2. Epub 2013 Jul 24.

Abstract

Reoccurrence of infectious diseases and ability of pathogens to resist antibacterial action has raised enormous challenges which may possibly be confronted by nanotechnology routes. In the present study, uniformly embedded silver nanoparticles in orthorhombic nanotubes of lithium vanadium oxide (LiV2O5/Ag) were explored as an impeder of bacterial growth and biofilm. The LiV2O5/Ag nanocomposites have impeded growth of Gram-positive Bacillus subtilis NCIM 2063 and Gram-negative Escherichia coli NCIM 2931 at 60 to 120 μg/mL. It also impeded the biofilm in Pseudomonas aeruginosa NCIM 2948 at 12.5 to 25 μg/mL. Impedance in the growth and biofilm occurs primarily by direct action of the nanocomposites on the cell surfaces of test organisms as revealed by surface perturbation in scanning electron microscopy. As the metabolic growth and biofilm formation phenomena of pathogens play a central role in progression of pathogenesis, LiV2O5/Ag nanocomposite-based approach is likely to curb the menace of reoccurrence of infectious diseases. Thus, LiV2O5/Ag nanocomposites can be viewed as a promising candidate in biofabrication of biomedical materials.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Anti-Bacterial Agents / chemistry
  • Anti-Bacterial Agents / pharmacology*
  • Bacillus subtilis / drug effects
  • Bacillus subtilis / growth & development
  • Bacillus subtilis / physiology
  • Bacteria / drug effects
  • Bacteria / growth & development
  • Biofilms / drug effects*
  • Drug Carriers / chemistry*
  • Escherichia coli / drug effects
  • Escherichia coli / growth & development
  • Escherichia coli / physiology
  • Lithium / chemistry*
  • Microbial Sensitivity Tests
  • Nanotubes / chemistry
  • Oxides / chemistry*
  • Particle Size
  • Pseudomonas aeruginosa / drug effects
  • Pseudomonas aeruginosa / growth & development
  • Silver / chemistry
  • Silver / pharmacology*
  • Vanadium / chemistry

Substances

  • Anti-Bacterial Agents
  • Drug Carriers
  • Oxides
  • Vanadium
  • Silver
  • Lithium