Recent development and future prospects of TiO2 photocatalysis

S Peiris, HB de Silva, KN Ranasinghe… - Journal of the …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Photocatalysis is a process of clean technology where solar energy is converted into useful
chemical reactions. There are confronted challenges and limitations when claiming the most …

Metal oxide nanoparticles against bacterial biofilms: Perspectives and limitations

L Shkodenko, I Kassirov, E Koshel - Microorganisms, 2020 - mdpi.com
At present, there is an urgent need in medicine and industry to develop new approaches to
eliminate bacterial biofilms. Considering the low efficiency of classical approaches to biofilm …

Antibacterial properties of graphene-based nanomaterials

P Kumar, P Huo, R Zhang, B Liu - Nanomaterials, 2019 - mdpi.com
Bacteria mediated infections may cause various acute or chronic illnesses and antibiotic
resistance in pathogenic bacteria has become a serious health problem around the world …

Graphitic Carbon Nitride (gC3N4)-Based Photocatalysts for Artificial Photosynthesis and Environmental Remediation: Are We a Step Closer To Achieving …

WJ Ong, LL Tan, YH Ng, ST Yong, SP Chai - Chemical reviews, 2016 - ACS Publications
As a fascinating conjugated polymer, graphitic carbon nitride (g-C3N4) has become a new
research hotspot and drawn broad interdisciplinary attention as a metal-free and visible-light …

Antimicrobial activity of metal and metal‐oxide based nanoparticles

K Gold, B Slay, M Knackstedt… - Advanced …, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
With an increase in antibiotic resistance, a growing interest in developing new antimicrobial
agents has gained popularity. Metal‐and metal‐oxide‐based nanoparticles, surface‐to …

Recent advances in nanomaterials for water protection and monitoring

R Das, CD Vecitis, A Schulze, B Cao… - Chemical Society …, 2017 - pubs.rsc.org
The efficient handling of wastewater pollutants is a must, since they are continuously defiling
limited fresh water resources, seriously affecting the terrestrial, aquatic, and aerial flora and …

Alternative antimicrobial approach: nano‐antimicrobial materials

N Beyth, Y Houri-Haddad, A Domb… - Evidence‐Based …, 2015 - Wiley Online Library
Despite numerous existing potent antibiotics and other antimicrobial means, bacterial
infections are still a major cause of morbidity and mortality. Moreover, the need to develop …

One-dimensional titanium dioxide nanomaterials: nanotubes

K Lee, A Mazare, P Schmuki - Chemical reviews, 2014 - ACS Publications
In 1991, Iijima reported on the formation of carbon nanotubes (1) using a simple arc
discharge reaction that led to an arrangement of the material in some micrometer long tubes …

CdS/graphene nanocomposite photocatalysts

Q Li, X Li, S Wageh, AA Al‐Ghamdi… - Advanced Energy …, 2015 - Wiley Online Library
Heterogeneous photocatalysis using semiconductors and renewable solar energy has been
regarded as one of the most promising processes to alleviate, and even solve, both the …

Antibacterial applications of graphene-based nanomaterials: recent achievements and challenges

H Ji, H Sun, X Qu - Advanced drug delivery reviews, 2016 - Elsevier
Graphene has emerged as a novel green broad-spectrum antibacterial material, with little
bacterial resistance and tolerable cytotoxic effect on mammalian cells. It exerts its …