Tamed synthesis of AgNPs for photodegradation and anti-bacterial activity: Effect of size and morphology

Fabrication of ternary metal oxide (ZnO:NiO:CuO) nanocomposite heterojunctions for enhanced photocatalytic and antibacterial applications

“…The photocatalytic efficiency of the ZnO–NiO–CuO NCPs was determined by degradation of MB, MO and mixture of dyes (MB + MO) solution under sunlight irradiation following the procedure reported in literature. 10,33 Briefly, 10 ppm solution of MB and MO dyes were prepared in distilled water, separately. 10 mg of the each ZnO–NiO–CuO NCPs powder was added separately in each 100 mL aliquot of dyes and stirred for 30 minutes in dark to maintain adsorption–desorption equilibrium.…”

“…9 However, photodegradation on a solid surface is considered a viable approach for all these applications due to the less expensive and robust nature of these materials. 10 Nanomaterials have enormous applications in various elds, including optics, fuel cells, batteries, sensors, catalysis, energy storage, and biomedical imaging. 11 Among the many nanomaterials, semiconductor metal oxide nanoparticles (NPs) such as ZnO, 12 TiO 2 , 13 NiO, 14 CuO, 15 and SnO 2 , 16 etc.…”

“…9 However, photodegradation on a solid surface is considered a viable approach for all these applications due to the less expensive and robust nature of these materials. 10…”

Deinococcus wulumuqiensis R12 synthesized silver nanoparticles with peroxidase‐like activity for synergistic antibacterial application

“…Moreover, a broader distribution of particle sizes corresponds to a wider UV absorption peak. [ 43 ] This correlation was supported by the SEM and TEM analysis, which revealed the sizes of C‐AgNPs and R12‐AgNPs to be 27.48 ± 7.59 nm and 35.30 ± 4 nm, respectively, with spherical morphology in both cases (Figures 1A and S1).…”

Multifunctional Ce+3 doped nickel-cobalt mixed ferrites via co-precipitation method for photocatalytic and antibacterial activity

“…In addition to photocatalytic potential, nanomaterials are also reported to be biologically active to kill bacteria [16,17]. Owing to the small size, the NPs can easily enter the bacterial cells by crossing membrane barriers and can destroy/dysfunction the genetic machinery of cell by inhibiting the enzymes or irreversible attachment with genetic material.…”