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Nanomaterial interaction with cells
Many ways nanomaterials (and graphene in particular)can interact with living cells
Depends on morphology, chemistry, physical
parameters of nanomaterials
Opportunities for applications (drag delivery, antimicrobial)
Possible toxicological issues
Large family of graphene materials
Nanomaterial interaction with cells
Opportunities for applications (drag delivery, antimicrobial)
Many ways nanomaterials (and graphene in particular)can interact with living cells
Depends on morphology, chemistry, physical
parameters of nanomaterials
Graphene OxideWater suspension of oxidised graphene flakes
Thickness: 1-20 monolayers
Size: 30nm-50m
Graphene Oxide ApplicationsWater suspension of oxidised graphene flakes
Thickness: 1-20 monolayers
Size: 30nm-50m
Graphene Oxide
membrane
allows only water
vapour through
courtesy of R. Nair
Graphene Oxide ApplicationsWater suspension of oxidised graphene flakes
Thickness: 1-20 monolayers
Size: 30nm-50m
Antibacterial effects of Graphene Oxide
F. Ahmed, D.F. Rodrigues, J. Hazard. Mater., 256-257, (2013), 33-39.
Large number of publications where antibacterial effect is
found.Some papers where an
absence of such effect is reported.
Bringing new material to the market
In-house DevelopmentTestingEvaluationComparisonCompliance
International Standards Material evaluation based on standard
methods for equivalent material
Material evaluation by literature review
Graphene Oxide
International Standards
Graphene Standards
ISO/NP TR 19733: Matrix of characterization and measurement methods for graphene. Under Development
IEC/CD 62565-3-1: Nanomanufacturing -- Material specifications -- Part 3-1: Graphene -- Blank detail specification. Under development
ISO/NP 80004-13: Nanotechnologies -- Vocabulary -- Part 13: Graphene and other two dimensional materials. Under development
Graphene Oxide
Material evaluation based on standard
methods for equivalent material
New group of materials – no equivalences
Graphene Oxide
Enhancement NeutralAntibacterial
Number of Publications
3 4
23
Material evaluation by literature review
1 Dellieu, L. et al. Do CVD grown graphene films have antibacterial activity on metallic substrates? Carbon 84, 310-316, (2015).2 He, J. L. et al. Killing dental pathogens Using Antibacterial Graphene Oxide. ACS Appl. Mater. Interfaces 7, 5605-5611, (2015).3 Kurantowicz, N. et al. Interaction of graphene family materials with Listeria monocytogenes and Salmonella enterica. Nanoscale Res. Lett. 10, (2015).4 Li, X., Li, F., Gao, Z. & Fang, L. Toxicology of Graphene Oxide Nanosheets Against Paecilomyces catenlannulatus. Bulletin of environmental contamination and toxicology 95, 25-30, (2015).5 Wu, J., Gao, J. C., Xie, Y. J. & Chen, X. P. Photo-nano-therapy for bactericidal using graphene oxide. Biophotonics and Immune Responses X 9324, (2015).6 Mangadlao, J. D. et al. On the antibacterial mechanism of graphene oxide (GO) Langmuir-Blodgett films. Chem. Commun. 51, 2886-2889, doi:10.1039/c4cc07836e (2015).7 Hui, L. W. et al. Availability of the Basal Planes of Graphene Oxide Determines Whether It Is Antibacterial. ACS Appl. Mater. Interfaces 6, 13183-13190, doi:10.1021/am503070z (2014).8 Chen, J. N. et al. Graphene oxide exhibits broad-spectrum antimicrobial activity against bacterial phytopathogens and fungal conidia by intertwining and membrane perturbation. Nanoscale 6, 1879-1889, doi:10.1039/c3nr04941h (2014).9 Veerapandian, M., Zhang, L. H., Krishnamoorthy, K. & Yun, K. Surface activation of graphene oxide nanosheets by ultraviolet irradiation for highly efficient anti-bacterials. Nanotechnology 24, doi:10.1088/0957-4484/24/39/395706 (2013).10 Ahmed, F. & Rodrigues, D. F. Investigation of acute effects of graphene oxide on wastewater microbial community: A case study. J. Hazard. Mater. 256, 33-39, doi:10.1016/j.jhazmat.2013.03.064 (2013).11 Chen, J. N., Wang, X. P. & Han, H. Y. A new function of graphene oxide emerges: inactivating phytopathogenic bacterium Xanthomonas oryzae pv. Oryzae. J. Nanopart. Res. 15, doi:10.1007/s11051-013-1658-6 (2013).12 Wang, X. P., Liu, X. Q. & Han, H. Y. Evaluation of antibacterial effects of carbon nanomaterials against copper-resistant Ralstonia solanacearum. Colloid Surf. B-Biointerfaces 103, 136-142, doi:10.1016/j.colsurfb.2012.09.044 (2013).13 Nguyen, T. H. D., Lin, M. S. & Mustapha, A. Toxicity of Graphene Oxide on Intestinal Bacteria and Caco-2 Cells. J. Food Prot. 78, 996-1002, doi:10.4315/0362-028x.jfp-14-463 (2015).14 Wahid, M. H. et al. Microencapsulation of bacterial strains in graphene oxide nano-sheets using vortex fluidics. RSC Adv. 5, 37424-37430, doi:10.1039/c5ra04415d (2015).15 Wang, Y. W. et al. Superior Antibacterial Activity of Zinc Oxide/Graphene Oxide Composites Localized around Bacteria. ACS Appl. Mater. Interfaces 6, 2791-2798, doi:10.1021/am4053317 (2014).16 Tang, J. et al. Graphene Oxide-Silver Nanocomposite As a Highly Effective Antibacterial Agent with Species-Specific Mechanisms. ACS Appl. Mater. Interfaces 5, 3867-3874, doi:10.1021/am4005495 (2013).17 Chen, H. Q. et al. Graphene oxide as an anaerobic membrane scaffold for the enhancement of B. adolescentis proliferation and antagonistic effects against pathogens E-coli and S-aureus. Nanotechnology 25, doi:10.1088/0957-4484/25/16/165101 (2014).18 Wang, D., Wang, G. W., Zhang, G. Q., Xu, X. C. & Yang, F. L. Using graphene oxide to enhance the activity of anammox bacteria for nitrogen removal. Bioresour. Technol. 131, 527-530, doi:10.1016/j.biortech.2013.01.099 (2013).
Graphene Oxide
In-house DevelopmentTestingEvaluationComparisonCompliance
Effect of GO on microorganisms
Graphene OxidePotentially very promising for applications
Cheap to produce
Easy to control the properties
Water-soluble – compatible with bio-applications
Antibacterial effects of Graphene Oxide
F. Ahmed, D.F. Rodrigues, J. Hazard. Mater., 256-257, (2013), 33-39.
Large number of publications where antibacterial effect is
found.Some papers where an
absence of such effect is reported.
Does it work as antibacterial agent?
Graphene Oxide ProductionHummersmethod:
NaNO3 sodium nitrate
KMnO4
potassium permanganate
H2SO4 sulphuric acid
graphite
Typically suspended in waterpH: <2
Graphite Oxide
Graphene Oxide: Sonication and CentrifugationpH: 2 5
Purification
Commercial Graphene Oxide
Typical parameters of Graphene Oxideobtained from different suppliers
Supplier Flake Size Concentration pH
S1 0.5 30 m 0.2-1.5 mg/ml 4 6S2 1 20 m 10 mg/ml 4 5S3 0.5 30 m 4 mg/ml 2 3S4 0.5 10 m 1-1.5 mg/ml 2 3
Different suppliers Different products
Quality Control – What is important?
Graphene Oxide PurificationCleaning procedure
Chemically clean graphene oxide
GtO 1 2 3 4 5 6 72
2.5
3
3.5
4
4.5
5
5.5
6
6.5
7
GO sampleFiltratedH2O
pH
GO flakes size control
Current Methods
Cell viability after exposure to material
Growth parameters in the presence of material
• Turbidity• Colorimetric assay for
enzymes• Plate count • Microscopy: direct count;
Life/Dead staining• Community analysis
Effect of Graphene Oxide on Microorganisms
High OD from GO can give false stimulatory results if not corrected for OD in abiotic control + GO
0 2 4 6 8 10 120.0
0.2
0.4
0.6
0.8
1.0
1.2
1.4
1.6
0 µg/ml
80 µg/ml
160 µg/ml
313 µg/ml
625 µg/ml
F-625 µg/ml
Normalised OD600 (OD test - OD abiotic control)
Time, h
Growth of E.coli in the presence of Graphene Oxide (0-625 µg/ml)
Effect of Graphene Oxide on Microorganisms
0 5 10 15 20 25 30-0.5
0.5
1.5
2.5
3.5
4.5
ControlLarge flakesSmall flakes
Time, h
Normalised OD600 (OD test - OD abiotic control)
OD increase caused by material transformation (reduction)
Growth of E.coli in the presence of Graphene Oxide (50 µg/ml) in Minimum media
Effect of Graphene Oxide on Microorganisms
0 5 10 15 20 25 301E+031E+041E+051E+061E+071E+081E+091E+10
Control
Large flakes
Small flakes
Concentration, CFU/ml
Time, h0 2 4 6 8 10 12 14
1E+031E+041E+051E+061E+071E+081E+091E+10
Control
Small flakes
Large flakes
Concentration, CFU/ml
Time, h
R
Growth of E.coli in Minimum media (M9) and rich media (R) in the presence of Graphene Oxide (50µg/ml)
M9
CONTROL GO
Effect of Graphene Oxide on Microorganisms
Recovery of E.coli from GO solution (1mg/ml) held for 2-4 h at 300C.
CONTROL GO
1E+01
1E+02
1E+03
1E+04
1E+05
0h2h4h
Concentration, CFU/ml
1E+01
1E+02
1E+03
1E+04
1E+05
0h2h4h
Concentration, CFU/ml
H2O S4 S3 S3-F S3-pH S3-W
S1 S2 S3 S4 H2O
Conclusions
• Graphene Oxide is not antibacterial in planktonic culture up to 1 mg/ml
• Bactericidal activity of commercial GO samples is caused by impurities
Further investigations
• Effect of GO on biofilm• Effect on microbial community and mixed populations