‘HOT’ article: Killing bacteria in broad daylight
Scientists have coated a TiO2–InVO4 film onto a glass layer and observed that the coating kills E. coli under ambient light.
Titanium oxide has been used by itself before, but it has to be activated with ultraviolet light. Adding InVO4 – a stable narrow band gap semiconductor – ensures that the coating can absorb visible light. Now, the coating can be activated in daylight, increasing its potential applications in disinfecting surfaces.
Read the ‘HOT’ Nanoscale article today:
Understanding bactericidal performance on ambient light activated TiO2-InVO4 nanostructured films
Z He, Q Xu and T T Y Tan,
Nanoscale, 2011
DOI: 10.1039/c1nr11126d
