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ZnO nanoparticles. J Supercond Nov Magn 31:855–864. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10948-0174261-8
Cheng C-L et al (2009) The effects of the bacterial interaction with visible-light responsive titania
photocatalyst on the bactericidal performance. J Biomed Sci 16:7. https://doi.org/10.1186/14230127-16-7
Chick H (1908) An investigation of the Laws of disinfection. J Hyg (Lond) 8:92–158. https://doi.
org/10.1017/s0022172400006987
Cho M, Chung H, Choi W, Yoon J (2004) Linear correlation between inactivation of E. coli and OH
radical concentration in TiO 2 photocatalytic disinfection. Water Res 38:1069–1077. https://doi.
org/10.1016/j.watres.2003.10.029
Das S, Sinha S, Suar M, Yun S-I, Mishra A, Tripathy SK (2015) Solar-photocatalytic disinfection of
Vibrio cholerae by using Ag@ZnO core–shell structure nanocomposites. J Photochem
Photobiol B Biol 142:68–76. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jphotobiol.2014.10.021
Das S et al (2017) Disinfection of multidrug resistant Escherichia coli by solar-Photocatalysis using
Fe-doped ZnO nanoparticles. Sci Rep 7:104. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-017-00173-0
Dhandole LK, Seo Y-S, Kim S-G, Kim A, Cho M, Jang JS (2019) A mechanism study on the
photocatalytic inactivation of Salmonella typhimurium bacteria by Cu x O loaded rhodium–
antimony co-doped TiO 2 nanorods. Photochem Photobiol Sci 18:1092–1100. https://doi.org/
10.1039/C8PP00460A
Djerdj I, Jagličić Z, Arčon D, Niederberger M (2010) Co-doped ZnO nanoparticles: Minireview.
Nanoscale 2:1096–1104. https://doi.org/10.1039/C0NR00148A
Dunlop PSM, Sheeran CP, Byrne JA, McMahon MAS, Boyle MA, McGuigan KG (2010) Inactivation of clinically relevant pathogens by photocatalytic coatings. J Photochem Photobiol A
Chem 216:303–310. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jphotochem.2010.07.004
Eswar NK, Gupta R, Ramamurthy PC, Madras G (2018a) Influence of copper oxide grown on
various conducting substrates towards improved performance for photoelectrocatalytic bacterial
inactivation. Mol Catal 451:161–169. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.mcat.2017.12.030
Eswar NK, Singh SA, Madras G (2018b) Photoconductive network structured copper oxide for
simultaneous photoelectrocatalytic degradation of antibiotic (tetracycline) and bacteria (E.coli).
Chem Eng J 332:757–774. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cej.2017.09.117
Ganguly P, Byrne C, Breen A, Pillai SC (2018) Antimicrobial activity of photocatalysts: fundamentals, mechanisms, kinetics and recent advances. Appl Catal B Environ 225:51–75. https://
doi.org/10.1016/j.apcatb.2017.11.018
Gao P, Ng K, Sun DD (2013) Sulfonated graphene oxide–ZnO–Ag photocatalyst for fast
photodegradation and disinfection under visible light. J Hazard Mater 262:826–835. https://
doi.org/10.1016/j.jhazmat.2013.09.055
Gong M, Xiao S, Yu X, Dong C, Ji J, Zhang D, Xing M (2019) Research progress of photocatalytic
sterilization over semiconductors. RSC Adv 9:19278–19284. https://doi.org/10.1039/
C9RA01826C
Goulhen-Chollet F, Josset S, Keller N, Keller V, Lett M-C (2009) Monitoring the bactericidal effect
of UV-A photocatalysis: a first approach through 1D and 2D protein electrophoresis. Catal
Today 147:169–172. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cattod.2009.06.001
Gullapalli H et al (2010) Flexible Piezoelectric ZnO–Paper Nanocomposite Strain Sensor. Small
6:1641–1646. https://doi.org/10.1002/smll.201000254
Guo B-L et al (2015) The antibacterial activity of Ta-doped ZnO nanoparticles. Nanoscale Res Lett
10:336. https://doi.org/10.1186/s11671-015-1047-4
56
R. P. Antony et al.