Noble Metal-modified Titania with Visible-light Activity for the Decomposition of Microorganisms

Overview

Journal Beilstein J Nanotechnol

Specialty Biotechnology

Date 2018 Mar 31

PMID 29600144

Citations 15

Authors

Maya Endo

Zhishun Wei

Kunlei Wang

Baris Karabiyik

Kenta Yoshiiri

Paulina Rokicka

Bunsho Ohtani

Agata Markowska-Szczupak

Ewa Kowalska

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Abstract

Commercial titania photocatalysts were modified with silver and gold by photodeposition, and characterized by diffuse reflectance spectroscopy (DRS), X-ray powder diffraction (XRD), X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS) and scanning transmission electron microscopy (STEM). It was found that silver co-existed in zero valent (core) and oxidized (shell) forms, whereas gold was mainly zero valent. The obtained noble metal-modified samples were examined with regard to antibacterial ( ()) and antifungal ( (), (), (), ()) activity under visible-light irradiation and in the dark using disk diffusion, suspension, colony growth ("poisoned food") and sporulation methods. It was found that silver-modified titania, besides remarkably high antibacterial activity (inhibition of bacterial proliferation), could also decompose bacterial cells under visible-light irradiation, possibly due to an enhanced generation of reactive oxygen species and the intrinsic properties of silver. Gold-modified samples were almost inactive against bacteria in the dark, whereas significant bactericidal effect under visible-light irradiation suggested that the mechanism of bacteria inactivation was initiated by plasmonic excitation of titania by localized surface plasmon resonance of gold. The antifungal activity tests showed efficient suppression of mycelium growth by bare titania, and suppression of mycotoxin generation and sporulation by gold-modified titania. Although, the growth of fungi was hardly inhibited through disc diffusion (inhibition zones around discs), it indicates that gold does not penetrate into the media, and thus, a good stability of plasmonic photocatalysts has been confirmed. In summary, it was found that silver-modified titania showed superior antibacterial activity, whereas gold-modified samples were very active against fungi, suggesting that bimetallic photocatalysts containing both gold and silver should exhibit excellent antimicrobial properties.

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