Research Article

Synthesis and Antibacterial Activity of Antibiotic-Functionalized Graphite Nanofibers

Table 2

XPS quantification of RuO4-oxidized and antibiotic-labeled GCNFs.

SampleBinding energy (eV)%atom concentration

RuO4-oxidized GCNFs C1s 285.0 91.2
N1s400.00.0
O1s532.58.8
S2p164.90.0

Amikacin-labeled GCNFsC1s285.089.8
N1s400.01.4
O1s532.58.0
S2p164.70.7

Ciprofloxacin-labeled GCNFsC1s285.093.9
N1s400.00.7
O1s533.65.3
S2p164.20.1

Tobramycin-labeled GCNFsC1s284.891.4
N1s399.60.8
O1s533.46.9
S2p164.20.9