A review on enhancing the antibacterial activity of ZnO: Mechanisms and microscopic investigation

B Abebe, EA Zereffa, A Tadesse, HCA Murthy - Nanoscale research letters, 2020 - Springer
Metal oxide nanomaterials are one of the preferences as antibacterial active materials. Due
to its distinctive electronic configuration and suitable properties, ZnO is one of the novel …

Principles, synthesis and applications of dual Z-scheme photocatalysts

X Li, H Sun, Y Xie, Y Liang, X Gong, P Qin… - Coordination Chemistry …, 2022 - Elsevier
The design and preparation of dual Z-scheme photocatalytic system with stable and
powerful redox ability, has became an effective strategy to solve the environmental pollution …

Recent progress in photocatalytic antibacterial

Z Zhou, B Li, X Liu, Z Li, S Zhu, Y Liang… - ACS Applied Bio …, 2021 - ACS Publications
Pathogens on wounds and infected tissues or pathogens in drinking water or public facilities
have been doing great harm in human life. Because of booming drug resistance and …

Dual S-scheme heterojunction ZnO–V2O5–WO3 nanocomposite with enhanced photocatalytic and antimicrobial activity

F Mukhtar, T Munawar, MS Nadeem… - Materials Chemistry and …, 2021 - Elsevier
In this work, tri-phase direct dual S-scheme ZnO–V 2 O 5–WO 3 heterostructured
nanocomposite and pure ZnO, V 2 O 5, and WO 3 nanoparticles were synthesized by using …

Highly efficient tri-phase TiO2–Y2O3–V2O5 nanocomposite: structural, optical, photocatalyst, and antibacterial studies

F Mukhtar, T Munawar, MS Nadeem… - Journal of Nanostructure …, 2022 - Springer
In the present work, pristine anatase titanium oxide (TiO 2), vanadium oxide (V 2 O 5), and
yttrium oxide (Y 2 O 3) nanopowders (NPs), and tri-phase TiO 2–Y 2 O 3–V 2 O 5 …

Synthesis of novel heterostructured ZnO-CdO-CuO nanocomposite: characterization and enhanced sunlight driven photocatalytic activity

T Munawar, S Yasmeen, F Hussain, K Mahmood… - Materials Chemistry and …, 2020 - Elsevier
In this study, a novel photocatalytic material heterostructured ZnO-CdO-CuO nanocomposite
along with pristine ZnO, CdO, and CuO nanoparticles were synthesized by the facile co …

Enhancement in the photocatalytic and antimicrobial properties of ZnO nanoparticles by structural variations and energy bandgap tuning through Fe and Co co-doping

MS Nadeem, T Munawar, F Mukhtar… - Ceramics …, 2021 - Elsevier
In this study, pure ZnO and iron (Fe) and cobalt (Co) co-doped ZnO nanoparticles were
synthesized by varying Fe and Co concentrations using the co-precipitation method. The …

[HTML][HTML] A review of tungsten trioxide (WO3)-based materials for antibiotics removal via photocatalysis

S Yuju, T Xiujuan, S Dongsheng, Z Zhiruo… - Ecotoxicology and …, 2023 - Elsevier
Antibiotics are extensively used in human medicine and animal breeding. The use of
antibiotics has posed significant risks and challenges to the natural water environment. On a …

Current status on designing of dual Z-scheme photocatalysts for energy and environmental applications

R Kumar, A Sudhaik, AAP Khan, P Raizada… - Journal of Industrial and …, 2022 - Elsevier
Growing pollution and high energy demand are some of the major issues against humans.
Water pollution is one of the main problems created due to industrial waste and …

Sunlight-induced photocatalytic degradation of various dyes and bacterial inactivation using CuO–MgO–ZnO nanocomposite

T Munawar, F Mukhtar, S Yasmeen… - … Science and Pollution …, 2021 - Springer
Abstract Novel tri-phase CuO–MgO–ZnO nanocomposite was prepared using the co-
precipitation technique and investigated its physical properties using characterization …