Title: Photocatalytic and Antimicrobial Properties of Silver Phosphate, Hydroxyapatite and Their Composites
Abstract: Electrically Active Materials for Medical Devices, pp. 177-192 (2016) No AccessChapter 13: Photocatalytic and Antimicrobial Properties of Silver Phosphate, Hydroxyapatite and Their CompositesOlivier Monfort, Ewa Dworniczek and Gustav PleschOlivier MonfortDepartment of Inorganic Chemistry, Comenius University in Bratislava, Slovakia, Ewa DworniczekDepartment of Microbiology, Wrocław Medical University, Poland and Gustav PleschDepartment of Inorganic Chemistry, Comenius University in Bratislava, SlovakiaCorresponding author.https://doi.org/10.1142/9781783269877_0013Cited by:1 PreviousNext AboutSectionsPDF/EPUB ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsRecommend to Library ShareShare onFacebookTwitterLinked InRedditEmail Abstract: Phosphate-based materials present alternative heterogeneous photocatalysts to TiO2 under visible light irradiation. Recently, much attention has been devoted to silver phosphate (Ag3PO4) with its excellent photocatalytic activity under visible light irradiation and impressive degradations of organic pollutants but Ag3PO4 is very susceptible to photo-corrosion. This should be avoided by devising composites or doped materials to improve its structural stability and photocatalytic efficiency. Another much investigated material is hydroxyapatite (HA) which has beneficial adsorbing properties and biocompatibility due to its similarity to bone in chemical and crystallographic structure. Pure HA is photoactive only under deep UV irradiation, but its doped or composite modifications can significantly improve photo-activity. These modified HA and Ag3PO4 materials have great importance in photocatalytic applications for organic pollutant degradation and photo-activated disinfection. They demonstrate improved potential against bacteria and fungi under visible light irradiation and thus provide new insight into antimicrobial strategies. FiguresReferencesRelatedDetailsCited By 1Nanomixture of 0-D ternary metal oxides (TiO2– SnO2–Al2O3) cooperating with 1-D hydroxyapatite (HAp) nanorods for RhB removal from synthetic wastewater and hydrogen evolution via water splittingKingdom Alorku, M. Manoj, Cui Yanjuan, Hu Zhou and Aihua Yuan1 Jun 2021 | Chemosphere, Vol. 273 Electrically Active Materials for Medical DevicesMetrics History PDF download
Publication Year: 2016
Publication Date: 2016-08-08
Language: en
Type: book-chapter
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