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CERAMICS INTERNATIONAL
卷 38, 期 6, 页码 4525-4532出版社
ELSEVIER SCI LTD
DOI: 10.1016/j.ceramint.2012.02.029
关键词
Photocatalytic activity; Klebsiella pneumoniae; Antibacterial activity; CuO/TiO2 nanofibers
资金
- Chonbuk National University
- king Saud University [RGP-VPP-089]
The fabrication and characterization of one-dimensional CuO/TiO2 nanofibers with high photocatalytic and antibacterial activities are presented. The CuO/TiO2 nanofibers were prepared by electrospinning of colloid composed of titanium isopropoxide, poly(vinylpyrroliodine) (PVP) and copper nanoparticles and calcination at 700 degrees C in air for I h. The antibacterial activity was tested using Klebsiella pneumoniae as model organism by calculation of the minimum inhibitory concentration (MIC). The obtained CuO/TiO2 nanofibers showed prominent photocatalytic activity under visible light to degrade reactive black5 and reactive orange16 dyes in aqueous solutions and effectively catalyze K. pneumoniae inactivation. The decomposition process of the cell wall and cell membrane was directly observed by TEM analysis after the exposure of the K. pneumoniae to the nanofibers. Interestingly, the introduced photocatalyst can be reused with the same photocatalytic activity. Overall, the combination of CuO and TiO2 can be synergistic and resulted in CuO/TiTiO2 composite nanofibers having superior photocatalytic and antimicrobial potential to impede K. pneumoniae growth which causes bacterium to die ultimately. (C) 2012 Elsevier Ltd and Techna Group S.r.l. All rights reserved.
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