Issue 15, 2003
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Chemical Communications

Using biofunctional magnetic nanoparticles to capture Gram-negative bacteria at an ultra-low concentration†

Hongwei Gu,a   Pak-Leung Ho,b   Kenneth WT Tsang,b   Chun-Wing Yua  and  Bing Xu*a  

* Corresponding authors

a Department of Chemistry, The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, Clear Water Bay, Hong Kong

b Center of Infection and Department of Microbiology, Faculty of Medicine, The University of Hong Kong, Pokfulam Road, Hong Kong
E-mail: chbingxu@ust.hk
Fax: 852 2358 1594
Tel: 852 2358 7351

Abstract

After conjugation to vancomycin (Van), chemically stable and highly magnetic anisotropic FePt magnetic nanoparticles (∼4 nm) become water-soluble and capture E. coli at 15 cfu mL−1.

Graphical abstract: Using biofunctional magnetic nanoparticles to capture Gram-negative bacteria at an ultra-low concentration

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DOI
https://doi.org/10.1039/B305421G
Article type
Communication
Submitted
15 May 2003
Accepted
12 Jun 2003
First published
09 Jul 2003

Chem. Commun., 2003, 1966-1967

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H. Gu, P. Ho, K. WT Tsang, C. Yu and B. Xu, Chem. Commun., 2003, 1966 DOI: 10.1039/B305421G

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