Photocatalytic antimicrobials: principles, design strategies, and applications

B Ran, L Ran, Z Wang, J Liao, D Li, K Chen… - Chemical …, 2023 - ACS Publications
Nowadays, the increasing emergence of antibiotic-resistant pathogenic microorganisms
requires the search for alternative methods that do not cause drug resistance. Phototherapy …

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 …

Transition metal doped ZnO nanoparticles with enhanced photocatalytic and antibacterial performances: experimental and DFT studies

K Qi, X Xing, A Zada, M Li, Q Wang, S Liu, H Lin… - Ceramics …, 2020 - Elsevier
Transition metal doped ZnO (TM-ZnO) nanoparticles with 3% dopant content are
successfully prepared via a simple solvothermal route. This work highlights Mn, Fe, Co, Ni or …

Graphene oxide and reduced graphene oxide supported ZnO nanochips for removal of basic dyes from the industrial effluents

K Chaudhary, M Aadil, S Zulfiqar, S Ullah… - Fullerenes …, 2021 - Taylor & Francis
Currently, graphene and its functional derivatives are in high demand due to their
unprecedented potential to build multifunctional catalysts. Here, we report the synthesis of …

WO3–based photocatalysts: A review on synthesis, performance enhancement and photocatalytic memory for environmental applications

O Samuel, MHD Othman, R Kamaludin… - Ceramics …, 2022 - Elsevier
A significant drawback of the traditional photocatalysts such as titanium dioxide (TiO 2) is
their inability to absorb visible light from the solar spectrum due to their wide band gap …

A facile strategy to fabricate ternary WO3/CuO/rGO nano-composite for the enhanced photocatalytic degradation of multiple organic pollutants and antimicrobial …

IA Alsafari, K Chaudhary, MF Warsi, AZ Warsi… - Journal of Alloys and …, 2023 - Elsevier
A facile strategy comprising co-precipitation and ultra-sonication methods was used to
fabricate WO 3/CuO and WO 3/CuO/rGO nanocomposites. X-ray Diffraction (XRD) and …

Synergistic effects of tungstate trioxide hemihydrate decorated reduced graphene oxide for the adsorption of heavy metals and dyes and postliminary application in …

F Mashkoor, M Shoeb, R Mashkoor, AH Anwer… - Journal of Cleaner …, 2023 - Elsevier
Simultaneously managing water pollution, energy crises, and adherence to green chemistry
standards poses a significant challenge. The objective of this investigation is to synthesize a …

WO3-based catalysts for photocatalytic and photoelectrocatalytic removal of organic pollutants from water–A review

MG Peleyeju, EL Viljoen - Journal of Water Process Engineering, 2021 - Elsevier
Photoelectrocatalysis (PEC) is an advanced oxidation water treatment technology which
combines the strengths of both heterogeneous photocatalysis and anodic oxidation for the …

Recent developments of metal oxide based heterostructures for photocatalytic applications towards environmental remediation

J Theerthagiri, S Chandrasekaran, S Salla… - Journal of Solid State …, 2018 - Elsevier
The advancement of heterostructured visible-light active metal oxide based semiconductor
photocatalysts have received an enormous consideration in the field of environmental …

Graphene family nanomaterials (GFNs)—promising materials for antimicrobial coating and film: A review

W Han, Z Wu, Y Li, Y Wang - Chemical Engineering Journal, 2019 - Elsevier
Antibacterial coating is widely used in health care, food service, and hospital for disinfection
and microbial control. As the most popular nanomaterial nowadays, graphene family …