Different antibacterial effect of Ag3PO4/TiO2 heterojunctions and the TiO2 polymorphs

• Published in: Journal of alloys and compounds Vol. 876; p. 160016
• Main Authors: Lyu, Ying-hai, Wei, Feng, Zhang, Tingting, Luo, Li, Pan, Yeye, Yang, Xueqi, Yu, Hao, Zhou, Shixue
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Lausanne Elsevier B.V 25.09.2021; Elsevier BV
• Subjects: Ag3PO4; Anatase; Antiinfectives and antibacterials; Bacteria; Cellular structure; Corrosion effects; Crystal form; E coli; Gram-positive bacteria; Heterojunctions; Particulate composites; Phosphates; Photocatalysis; Photocatalytic sterilization; Silver compounds; Sol-gel processes; Sterilization; TiO2; Titanium dioxide; X ray photoelectron spectroscopy; Heterojunctions; Crystal form; Ag3PO4; Photocatalytic sterilization; TiO2

•The anatase TiO2 has better antibacterial effect than rutile.•Ag3PO4/TiO2 heterojunctions could completely collapse the high concentration bacterial cells.•The Ag3PO4/TiO2 heterojunctions show more pronounced antibacterial performance in Gram-negative than Gram-positive bacteria.•The Ag3PO4/TiO2 he...