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Reactive oxygen species production by photoexcited (CuInS2)x(ZnS)1-x quantum dots and their phototoxicity towards Staphylococcus aureus bacteria

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The photoproduction of reactive oxygen species (ROS) by semiconductor nanocrystals is of high interest for biological and environmental applications. Herein, water-dispersible 3-mercaptopropionic (MPA)-capped (CuInS2)x(ZnS)1-x quantum dots (ZCIS@MPA QDs) were prepared from dodecanethiol-capped ZCIS QDs by a ligand exchange and their photoreactivity was evaluated. By combining colorimetric and fluorescent probes with electron spin resonance (ESR) measurements, we showed that ZCIS@MPA QDs can photogenerate ROS like hydroxyl ●OH and superoxide O2●- radicals and singlet oxygen 1O2 that alter the MPA ligand and participate in photoluminescence quenching. The phototoxicity of ZCIS@MPA QDs against S. aureus bacteria and the inhibition of the cell growth on a surface were further investigated. These deleterious effects of ROS photoproduced by ZCIS@MPA QDs could significantly be reduced by coupling the antioxidant glutathione peptide with the QDs. Our findings enrich the understanding of photochemical reactions mediated by ZCIS@MPA QDs but also provide new pathways for ROS production, even under ambient light, that may be valuable for antibacterial applications like surface disinfection.
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hal-04209295 , version 1 (16-09-2023)

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Wojciech Białowąs, Rym Boudjemaa, Karine Steenkeste, Pauline Nyssen, Maryse Hoebeke, et al.. Reactive oxygen species production by photoexcited (CuInS2)x(ZnS)1-x quantum dots and their phototoxicity towards Staphylococcus aureus bacteria. Journal of Photochemistry and Photobiology A: Chemistry, 2024, 446, pp.115165. ⟨10.1016/j.jphotochem.2023.115165⟩. ⟨hal-04209295⟩
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