Using biofunctional magnetic nanoparticles to capture gram-negative bacteria at an ultra-low concentration.

After conjugation to vancomycin (Van), chemically stable and highly magnetic anisotropic FePt magnetic nanoparticles (approximately 4 nm) become water-soluble and capture E. coli at 15 cfu mL(-1).

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