Production of Metal Nanoparticles by Pulsed Laser-ablation in Liquids: A Tool for Studying the Antibacterial Properties of NanoparticlesMatthew Ratti 1, Joseph J. Naddeo 1, Julianne C. Griepenburg 1, Sean M. O'Malley 1,2, Daniel M. Bubb 1,2, Eric A. Klein 2,3
1Physics Department, Rutgers University-Camden, 2Center for Computational and Integrative Biology, Rutgers University-Camden, 3Biology Department, Rutgers University-Camden
The antimicrobial properties of metals such as copper and silver have been recognized for centuries. This protocol describes pulsed laser-ablation in liquids, a method of synthesizing metal nanoparticles that provides the ability to fine tune the properties of these nanoparticles to optimize their antimicrobial effects.
