Iron-sequestering molecules play a pivotal role in the mechanism of toxicity of SWNTs on fungal and bacterial cells
Chaves J.S., Chaves S.J., Zuniga P., Chaves J.S., Chaves S.J., Instituto Tecnologico de Costa Rica, CR
In this study we described that iron-sequestering molecules are responsible for the toxicity of iron containing SWNTs to microorganisms. After incubating different concentrations of functionalized SWNTs with bacteria and fungal cells, it was found that [...]