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A major health concern of the 21 century is the rise of multi-drug resistant pathogenic microbial species. Recent technological advancements have led to considerable opportunities for low-dimensional materials (LDMs) as potential next-generation antimicrobials. LDMs have demonstrated antimicrobial behaviour towards a variety of pathogenic bacterial and fungal cells, due to their unique physicochemical properties. This review provides a critical assessment of current LDMs that have exhibited antimicrobial behaviour and their mechanism of action. Future design considerations and constraints in deploying LDMs for antimicrobial applications are discussed. It is envisioned that this review will guide future design parameters for LDM-based antimicrobial applications.
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Adv Mater
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School of Chemical Engineering and Light Industry, Guangdong University of Technology, Guangzhou, 510006, China.
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Key Laboratory of Low Dimensional Quantum Structures and Quantum Control of Ministry of Education, School of Physics and Electronics, Hunan Normal University, Changsha, 410081, China.
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Center for Nanochemistry, Beijing Science and Engineering Center for Nanocarbons, Beijing National Laboratory for Molecular Sciences, College of Chemistry and Molecular Engineering, Peking University, Beijing 100871, China.
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School of Biomedical Engineering, Shenzhen University Medical School, Shenzhen University, Shenzhen, Guangdong518055, China.
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State Key Laboratory of Optoelectronic Materials and Technologies School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Sun Yat-Sen University, No 135, XinGangXi Road, Guangzhou 510275, guangzhou, 510275, CHINA.
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