Adhikari SP, Pant HR, Kim JH, Kim HJ, Park CH, Kim CS (2015) One pot synthesis and
characterization of Ag-ZnO/g-C 3 N 4 photocatalyst with improved photoactivity and antibacterial
properties. Colloids Surf A Physicochem Eng Asp 482:477–484. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.
colsurfa.2015.07.003
Ahn MW, Park KS, Heo JH, Kim DW, Choi KJ, Park JG (2009) On-chip fabrication of
ZnO-nanowire gas sensor with high gas sensitivity. Sensors Actuators B Chem 138:168–173.
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.snb.2009.02.008
Akhavan O, Ghaderi E (2009) Photocatalytic reduction of graphene oxide Nanosheets on TiO 2 thin
film for Photoinactivation of Bacteria in solar light irradiation. J Phys Chem C
113:20214–20220. https://doi.org/10.1021/jp906325q
Akhavan O, Ghaderi E (2010) Cu and CuO nanoparticles immobilized by silica thin films as
antibacterial materials and photocatalysts. Surf Coat Technol 205:219–223. https://doi.org/10.
1016/j.surfcoat.2010.06.036
Akhavan O, Mehrabian M, Mirabbaszadeh K, Azimirad R (2009) Hydrothermal synthesis of ZnO
nanorod arrays for photocatalytic inactivation of bacteria. J Phys D Appl Phys 42:225305.
https://doi.org/10.1088/0022-3727/42/22/225305
Akhavan O, Azimirad R, Safa S, Hasani E (2011) CuO/Cu(OH) 2 hierarchical nanostructures as
bactericidal photocatalysts. J Mater Chem 21:9634–9640. https://doi.org/10.1039/
C0JM04364H
Anbuvannan M, Ramesh M, Viruthagiri G, Shanmugam N, Kannadasan N (2015) Anisochilus
carnosus leaf extract mediated synthesis of zinc oxide nanoparticles for antibacterial and
photocatalytic activities. Mater Sci Semicond Process 39:621–628. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.
mssp.2015.06.005
Antony RP, Mathews T, Dasgupta A, Dash S, Tyagi AK, Raj B (2011) Rapid breakdown
anodization technique for the synthesis of high aspect ratio and high surface area anatase
TiO 2 nanotube powders. J Solid State Chem 184:624–632. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jssc.2011.
01.020
Antony RP, Mathews T, Ajikumar PK, Krishna DN, Dash S, Tyagi AK (2012a) Electrochemically
synthesized visible light absorbing vertically aligned N-doped TiO 2 nanotube array films. Mater
Res Bull 47:4491–4497. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.materresbull.2012.09.061
Antony RP et al (2012b) Efficient photocatalytic hydrogen generation by Pt modified TiO 2
nanotubes fabricated by rapid breakdown anodization. Int J Hydrog Energy 37:8268–8276.
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijhydene.2012.02.089
Arenas MA et al (2013) Doped TiO 2 anodic layers of enhanced antibacterial properties. Colloids
Surf B: Biointerfaces 105:106–112. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.colsurfb.2012.12.051
Awasthi GP, Adhikari SP, Ko S, Kim HJ, Park CH, Kim CS (2016) Facile synthesis of ZnO flowers
modified graphene like MoS 2 sheets for enhanced visible-light-driven photocatalytic activity
and antibacterial properties. J Alloys Compd 682:208–215. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jallcom.
2016.04.267
Bagchi D, Bagchi M, Hassoun EA, Stohs SJ (1993) Detection of Paraquat-lnduced in vivo lipid
peroxidation by gas chromatography/mass spectrometry and high-pressure liquid chromatography. J Anal Toxicol 17:411–414. https://doi.org/10.1093/jat/17.7.411
Bai H, Liu Z, Sun DD (2012) Solar-light-driven Photodegradation and antibacterial activity of
hierarchical TiO 2 /ZnO/CuO material. ChemPlusChem 77:941–948. https://doi.org/10.1002/
cplu.201200131
Bai H, Liu Z, Liu L, Sun DD (2013) Large-scale production of hierarchical TiO 2 Nanorod spheres
for Photocatalytic elimination of contaminants and killing Bacteria. Chem Eur J 19:3061–3070.
https://doi.org/10.1002/chem.201204013
Bechambi O, Chalbi M, Najjar W, Sayadi S (2015) Photocatalytic activity of ZnO doped with Ag
on the degradation of endocrine disrupting under UV irradiation and the investigation of its
antibacterial activity. Appl Surf Sci 347:414–420. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.apsusc.2015.03.049
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characterization of Ag-ZnO/g-C 3 N 4 photocatalyst with improved photoactivity and antibacterial
properties. Colloids Surf A Physicochem Eng Asp 482:477–484. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.
colsurfa.2015.07.003
Ahn MW, Park KS, Heo JH, Kim DW, Choi KJ, Park JG (2009) On-chip fabrication of
ZnO-nanowire gas sensor with high gas sensitivity. Sensors Actuators B Chem 138:168–173.
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.snb.2009.02.008
Akhavan O, Ghaderi E (2009) Photocatalytic reduction of graphene oxide Nanosheets on TiO 2 thin
film for Photoinactivation of Bacteria in solar light irradiation. J Phys Chem C
113:20214–20220. https://doi.org/10.1021/jp906325q
Akhavan O, Ghaderi E (2010) Cu and CuO nanoparticles immobilized by silica thin films as
antibacterial materials and photocatalysts. Surf Coat Technol 205:219–223. https://doi.org/10.
1016/j.surfcoat.2010.06.036
Akhavan O, Mehrabian M, Mirabbaszadeh K, Azimirad R (2009) Hydrothermal synthesis of ZnO
nanorod arrays for photocatalytic inactivation of bacteria. J Phys D Appl Phys 42:225305.
https://doi.org/10.1088/0022-3727/42/22/225305
Akhavan O, Azimirad R, Safa S, Hasani E (2011) CuO/Cu(OH) 2 hierarchical nanostructures as
bactericidal photocatalysts. J Mater Chem 21:9634–9640. https://doi.org/10.1039/
C0JM04364H
Anbuvannan M, Ramesh M, Viruthagiri G, Shanmugam N, Kannadasan N (2015) Anisochilus
carnosus leaf extract mediated synthesis of zinc oxide nanoparticles for antibacterial and
photocatalytic activities. Mater Sci Semicond Process 39:621–628. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.
mssp.2015.06.005
Antony RP, Mathews T, Dasgupta A, Dash S, Tyagi AK, Raj B (2011) Rapid breakdown
anodization technique for the synthesis of high aspect ratio and high surface area anatase
TiO 2 nanotube powders. J Solid State Chem 184:624–632. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jssc.2011.
01.020
Antony RP, Mathews T, Ajikumar PK, Krishna DN, Dash S, Tyagi AK (2012a) Electrochemically
synthesized visible light absorbing vertically aligned N-doped TiO 2 nanotube array films. Mater
Res Bull 47:4491–4497. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.materresbull.2012.09.061
Antony RP et al (2012b) Efficient photocatalytic hydrogen generation by Pt modified TiO 2
nanotubes fabricated by rapid breakdown anodization. Int J Hydrog Energy 37:8268–8276.
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijhydene.2012.02.089
Arenas MA et al (2013) Doped TiO 2 anodic layers of enhanced antibacterial properties. Colloids
Surf B: Biointerfaces 105:106–112. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.colsurfb.2012.12.051
Awasthi GP, Adhikari SP, Ko S, Kim HJ, Park CH, Kim CS (2016) Facile synthesis of ZnO flowers
modified graphene like MoS 2 sheets for enhanced visible-light-driven photocatalytic activity
and antibacterial properties. J Alloys Compd 682:208–215. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jallcom.
2016.04.267
Bagchi D, Bagchi M, Hassoun EA, Stohs SJ (1993) Detection of Paraquat-lnduced in vivo lipid
peroxidation by gas chromatography/mass spectrometry and high-pressure liquid chromatography. J Anal Toxicol 17:411–414. https://doi.org/10.1093/jat/17.7.411
Bai H, Liu Z, Sun DD (2012) Solar-light-driven Photodegradation and antibacterial activity of
hierarchical TiO 2 /ZnO/CuO material. ChemPlusChem 77:941–948. https://doi.org/10.1002/
cplu.201200131
Bai H, Liu Z, Liu L, Sun DD (2013) Large-scale production of hierarchical TiO 2 Nanorod spheres
for Photocatalytic elimination of contaminants and killing Bacteria. Chem Eur J 19:3061–3070.
https://doi.org/10.1002/chem.201204013
Bechambi O, Chalbi M, Najjar W, Sayadi S (2015) Photocatalytic activity of ZnO doped with Ag
on the degradation of endocrine disrupting under UV irradiation and the investigation of its
antibacterial activity. Appl Surf Sci 347:414–420. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.apsusc.2015.03.049
2 Photo-Assisted Antimicrobial Activity of Transition Metal Oxides
55