Facile In-Situ Fabrication of a Ternary ZnO/TiO/Ag Nanocomposite for Enhanced Bactericidal and Biocompatibility Properties.

This paper presents for the first time a successful fabrication of ternary ZnO/TiO/Ag nanocomposites consisting of zinc oxide (ZnO), titania (TiO) and silver (Ag) nanoparticles (NPs) synthesised using fruit (MCF) extract. ZnONPs were synthesised using the co-precipitation method, and TiO and Ag were introduced into the precursor solutions under microwave irradiation to obtain ZnO/TiO/Ag nanocomposites (NCs). This material demonstrated enhanced bactericidal effect towards bacterial pathogens compared to that of the binary TiO/Ag, Ag and TiO alone.