With increasing antibacterial resistence, the effectiveness of antibiotics will decrease. Which means, future antibiotics will be weak and not be able to fight life-threatening diseases. Graphene surface has been of significant interest as a means of tuning the properties of the nanosheets for enhanced performance in various applications. Herein, we will present synthesis and characterization of Holey Reduced Graphene Oxide (HRGO) nanosheets via microwave irradiation and its antimicrobial activity will be presented. The as-prepared HRGO are expected to present effective antibacterial activity towards E- coli. The ultimate quest of this work is to use the HRGO in the filtration system for killing microorganisms which may cause biofouling in downstream ﬁlters.

Synthesis, characterization, and antibacterial activity of reduced holey graphene

249th National Meeting (2015)

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