Using photocatalyst metal oxides as antimicrobial surface coatings to ensure food safety—Opportunities and challenges

VK Yemmireddy, YC Hung - … in Food Science and Food Safety, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
Cross‐contamination of foods with pathogenic microorganisms such as bacteria, viruses,
and parasites may occur at any point in the farm to fork continuum. Food contact and …

Chemical control of mosquitoes and the pesticide treadmill: a case for photosensitive insecticides as larvicides

CJ Meier, MF Rouhier, JF Hillyer - Insects, 2022 - mdpi.com
Simple Summary Mosquitoes transmit disease, and over the past century, mosquito control
has mostly relied on chemical insecticides that target the adult life stage. We review methods …

[HTML][HTML] Photocatalytic antibacterial activity of nano-TiO2 (anatase)-based thin films: effects on Escherichia coli cells and fatty acids

U Joost, K Juganson, M Visnapuu, M Mortimer… - … of Photochemistry and …, 2015 - Elsevier
Titanium dioxide is a photocatalyst with well-known ability to oxidise a wide range of organic
contaminants as well as to destroy microbial cells. In the present work TiO 2 nanoparticles …

Overview of the current ISO tests for photocatalytic materials

A Mills, C Hill, PKJ Robertson - Journal of Photochemistry and Photobiology …, 2012 - Elsevier
The current eight published ISO standards associated with semiconductor photocatalysis
are considered. These standards cover:(1) air purification (specifically, the removal of NO …

Graphitic carbon nitride/graphene oxide/reduced graphene oxide nanocomposites for photoluminescence and photocatalysis

M Aleksandrzak, W Kukulka, E Mijowska - Applied Surface Science, 2017 - Elsevier
The study presents a modification of graphitic carbon nitride (gC 3 N 4) with graphene oxide
(GO) and reduced graphene oxide (rGO) and investigation of photoluminescent and …

TiO2 based nano-photocatalysis immobilized on cellulose substrates

S Ortelli, M Blosi, S Albonetti, A Vaccari, M Dondi… - … of Photochemistry and …, 2014 - Elsevier
This work mainly aims at exploiting the photocatalytic reactivity of nano-TiO 2 coatings
immobilized on cellulose substrate to get self-cleaning textiles. The efficiency of three …

Photo-induced self-cleaning and sterilizing activity of Sm3+ doped ZnO nanomaterials

M Saif, H Hafez, AI Nabeel - Chemosphere, 2013 - Elsevier
Highly active samarium doped zinc oxide self-cleaning and biocidal surfaces (xmol%
Sm3+/ZnO where x= 0, 1, 2 and 4mol%) with crystalline porous structures were synthesized …

Development of Titanium Dioxide (TiO2) Nanocoatings on Food Contact Surfaces and Method to Evaluate Their Durability and Photocatalytic Bactericidal Property

VK Yemmireddy, GD Farrell, YC Hung - Journal of food science, 2015 - Wiley Online Library
Titanium dioxide (TiO2) is a well‐known photocatalyst for its excellent bactericidal property
under UVA light. The purpose of this study was to develop physically stable TiO2 coatings …

Extermination of influenza virus H1N1 by a new visible-light-induced photocatalyst under fluorescent light

SY Choi, B Cho - Virus research, 2018 - Elsevier
A new visible-light-induced photocatalyst based on several transition metals (iron,
magnesium and manganese)-loaded TiO 2 was evaluated for its anti-viral activity with …

Insight into the catalyst/photocatalyst microstructure presenting the same composition but leading to a variance in bacterial reduction under indoor visible light

S Rtimi, C Pulgarin, M Robyr, A Aybush… - Applied Catalysis B …, 2017 - Elsevier
Insight into two different uniform atomic-scale microstructures of Cu-and Ti-oxides sputtered
on polyethylene (PET) presenting different redox properties and a distinct bacterial …