Photocatalysis of nanocomposite titania–natural silica as antibacterial against <i>Staphylococcus aureus</i> and <i>Pseudomonas aeruginosa</i>
Annisa Luthfiah, Muhamad Diki Permana, Yusi Deawati, M. Lutfi Firdaus, Iman Rahayu, Diana Rakhmawaty Eddy
Abstract
TiO 2 material is composited with silica obtained from natural sand with indirect sonochemistry method. The addition of SiO 2 increase the photocatalyst activity of TiO 2 as an antibacterial against S. aureus and P. aeruginosa .
Topics & Concepts
Pseudomonas aeruginosaStaphylococcus aureusPhotocatalysisNanocompositeChemistryMicrobiologyMaterials scienceNanotechnologyBacteriaOrganic chemistryBiologyCatalysisGeneticsNanoparticles: synthesis and applicationsTiO2 Photocatalysis and Solar CellsDielectric properties of ceramics