Photocatalytic antibacterial effect of ZnO nanoparticles into coaxial electrospun PCL fibers to prevent infections from skin injuries

G. Prado-Prone; P. Silva-Bermúdez; J. A. García-Macedo; A. Almaguer-Flores; C. Ibarra; C. Velasquillo-Martínez

doi:10.1117/12.2253173

22 February 2017 Photocatalytic antibacterial effect of ZnO nanoparticles into coaxial electrospun PCL fibers to prevent infections from skin injuries

G. Prado-Prone, P. Silva-Bermúdez, J. A. García-Macedo, A. Almaguer-Flores, C. Ibarra, C. Velasquillo-Martínez

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Proceedings Volume 10066, Energy-based Treatment of Tissue and Assessment IX; 1006608 (2017) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2253173
Event: SPIE BiOS, 2017, San Francisco, California, United States

Abstract

Antibacterial studies of inorganic nanoparticles (nps) have become important due to the increased bacterial resistance against antibiotics. We used Zinc oxide nanoparticles (ZnO nps), which possess excellent photocatalytic properties with a wide band gap (Eg), are listed as “generally recognized as safe” by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and have shown antibacterial activity (AA) against many bacterial strains. The AA of ZnO nps is partly attributed to the production of Reactive Oxygen Species (ROS) by photocatalysis. When ZnO nps in aqueous media are illuminated with an energy <Eg, electron-hole pairs are generated on nps surface reacting with water and Oxygen molecules to generate hydroxyl-radical (OH• ), superoxide-radical (O₂ •- ) and hydrogen-peroxide (H₂O₂). These ROS induce cell membrane damage resulting in cell death. However, the application of inorganic nps in medical treatments is limited due to the possible long-term side effects of nps release. To prevent its release, ZnO nps were dispersed into Polycaprolactone (PCL) fibers obtained by electrospinning technique. To optimize the use of ZnO nps concentration, we developed coreshell coaxial electrospun fibers where the core corresponded to PCL and the shell to a mixture of ZnO nps/PCL. Thus, ZnO nps were only dispersed on the surface of the fibers increasing its superficial contact area. We evaluated the AA against E. coli of different electrospun ZnO nps/PCL fibers under two different conditions: UVA pre-illumination and darkness. Preliminary results suggest that the AA against E. coli is better when electrospun ZnO nps/PCL were preilluminated with UVA than under darkness conditions.

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G. Prado-Prone, P. Silva-Bermúdez, J. A. García-Macedo, A. Almaguer-Flores, C. Ibarra, and C. Velasquillo-Martínez "Photocatalytic antibacterial effect of ZnO nanoparticles into coaxial electrospun PCL fibers to prevent infections from skin injuries", Proc. SPIE 10066, Energy-based Treatment of Tissue and Assessment IX, 1006608 (22 February 2017); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2253173

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