TABLE 3.
Interaction energies for a separation distance d = 0.1 nm between GO 2D NSs and S. aureus and E. coli bacteria, calculated by the DLVO theory.
| (A) | VVW (in 10–20 J) | VET (in 10–20 J) | Vtot (in 10–20 J) | (B) | VVW (in 10–20 J) | VET (in 10–20 J) | Vtot (in 10–20 J) |
| S. aureus | 9.67 | 31.1 | 40.77 | S. aureus | 5.54 | 17.84 | 23.38 |
| E. coli | 10 | −43.6 | −33.6 | E. coli | 5.6 | −24.2 | −18.6 |
(A,B) Refer to 600 and 1400 μg/mL concentration of the initial GO nanoflake preparation, respectively, corresponding to an effective nanoflake radius, a2, of 38.6 and 21.1 nm, respectively.