Journal
APPLIED CATALYSIS B-ENVIRONMENTAL
Volume 176, Issue -, Pages 70-75Publisher
ELSEVIER
DOI: 10.1016/j.apcatb.2015.03.029
Keywords
Photocatalysis; Nanotube; Antibacterial; Hydroxyl radical; Amorphous; Partially crystalline; E. coli and S. aureus; Evonic-Degussa P25; Advanced oxidation process (AOP)
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A rapid chlorine-based electrochemical anodization method resulted in the production of free-standing bundles of titania (TiO2) nanotubes with high-aspect ratio (up to 100 mu m long and about 20 nm in diameter). XRD and Raman spectroscopy revealed the presence of partially crystalline amorphous titania nanostructures modified with surface hydroxyl groups. Photocatalytic antimicrobial properties of these nanotubes have been investigated using Escherichia coli and Staphylococcus aureus and compared with a commercial reference sample, Evonic-Degussa P25. Titania nanotubes were found to be highly efficient in inactivating both E. coli (97.53%) and S. aureus (99.94%) in under 24 h of UV irradiation. On the other hand, commercial Evonik Degussa P-25 titania nanoparticles and control samples did not reveal antimicrobial properties for the same amount of time under either light or dark conditions. These results indicate that along with material properties, the high-aspect ratio nanotube architecture, surface hydroxyls, physicochemical properties of TiO2 nanotubes as well as experimental conditions of the biological investigations play a significant role in the antibacterial activity. (C) 2015 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
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