Growth inhibition of bacterial pathogens by photo-catalyst process of nano-alloys FeCuNi doped TiO under ultraviolet irradiation.

This study reports the application of FeCuNi nano-alloy doped TiO synthesized via the sol-gel method as an antibacterial with a sterilization rate greater than 95% under ultra-violet (UV) irradiation. The performance was characterized using X-ray diffraction (XRD), thermal analysis (TG-DTA), scanning electron microscope (SEM-EDX), and transmission electron microscope (TEM). The results showed that the sterilization process of FeCuNi-TiO in cell suspension of , and increased the effectiveness of UV irradiation at wavelength (λ) ≥ 385 nm after 120 min.

antibacterial textile cotton fiber construction based on ZnO-TiO nanorods template.

An alternative method of synthesizing ZnO-TiO nanorods is through route precipitation and sintering at 600 °C. In this study, the introduction of Ti into Zn in the molar ratio Ti:Zn (1:3) produced a composite ZnO-Low TiO (ZnO-LTiO) while 1:1 produced ZnO-High TiO (ZnO-HTiO). The effect of the Ti introduced on the anti-bacterial properties of ZnO-TiO nanorods was investigated with the product structure characterized by XRD and the optimal intensity at 2θ: 31.