Photon-driven bactericidal performance of surface-modified TiO<sub>2</sub> nanofibers
Mina Shahriari‐Khalaji, Fatemeh Zabihi, Addie Bahi, Dušan Sredojević, Jovan M. Nedeljković, Daniel K. Macharia, Matteo Ciprian, Shengyuan Yang, Frank Ko
Abstract
Visible-light-responsive graphite-embedded titanium dioxide nanofibers (G-TiO 2 NFs), prepared by electrospinning and post-treatment with rhodizonic acid (RhA), show biocidal effects against E. coli and S. aureus when excited with visible light.
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NanofiberMaterials scienceElectrospinningTitanium dioxideVisible spectrumPhotocatalysisGraphiteChemical engineeringNanotechnologyComposite materialOptoelectronicsCatalysisOrganic chemistryPolymerEngineeringChemistryNanoplatforms for cancer theranosticsLuminescence and Fluorescent MaterialsPhotodynamic Therapy Research Studies