Chemical Communications 2006-06-04

Fabrication of bismuth subcarbonate nanotube arrays from bismuth citrate.

Rong Chen, Man Ho So, Jun Yang, Feng Deng, Chi-Ming Che, Hongzhe Sun

Index: Chem. Commun. (Camb.) (21) , 2265-7, (2006)

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Abstract

Bismuth subcarbonate ((BiO)2CO3) nanotubes with uniform diameters of about 3-5 nm were fabricated from bismuth citrate; these nanotubes exhibit antibacterial properties against Helicobacter pylori (50% inhibition at 10 microg mL(-1)), a bacterium causing peptic ulcers and gastritis.