Porous polydimethylsiloxane membranes loaded with low-temperature crystallized TiO.sub.2 NPs for detachable antibacterial films

• Published in: Journal of materials science Vol. 54; no. 2; pp. 1665 - 1676
• Main Authors: Alberti, Stefano, Ferretti, Maurizio, Vicini, Silvia, Castellano, Maila, Caratto, Valentina
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Springer 01.01.2019
• Subjects: Antibacterial agents; Dimethylpolysiloxane

TiO.sub.2 was prepared via sol-gel synthesis, and in order to obtain crystallized anatase in a colloidal suspension, it was subjected to a hydrothermal process in the presence of a minimum amount of nanoparticles, which acted as nucleation seeds. Concurrently, high-pH sol-gel syntheses were performe...