Single-walled carbon nanotubes show promise as drug delivery agents. In our research, we chemically functionalized single-walled carbon nanotubes (SWNTs) with polyethylene glycol (PEG) to create water-soluble SWNT-PEG. The SWNT-PEG were then used to deliver tetracycline to resistant and non-resistant <i>Escherichia coli</i>. Based on absorbance measurements and viable counts, both resistant and non-resistant <i>E. coli</i> were inhibited by tetracycline delivered by SWNT-PEG.

Single-walled carbon nanotubes as a delivery agent to antibiotic-resistant bacteria

254th National Meeting (2017)

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