Suma, PRPNair, RVPaul, WJayasree, RS2020-04-242020-04-242020-06Suma PRP ,Nair RV, Paul W,.Jayasree RS. Vanadium pentoxide nanoplates: Synthesis, characterization and unveiling the intrinsic antibacterial activity. Materials Letters. 2020;269https://doi.org/10.1016/j.matlet.2020.127673https://dspace.sctimst.ac.in/handle/123456789/10982This study reports the synthesis and characterization of vanadium pentoxide nanoplates (VnNp) with the unique shape. Electron microscopy identified morphological alterations on the bacterial surface of representative Gram-positive, Staphylococcus aureus and Gram-negative, Escherichia coli upon VnNp treatment. In addition, Raman spectral mapping also elucidated changes in the bio-molecular signals from these bacteria. Further, the study proved reactive oxygen species (ROS) generation in E. coli biofilms. Overall, the results envision the possible use of VnNp as a potential surface coating agent to impart antibacterial activity.NanoparticlesElectron microscopyRamanArticle