Antibacterial Activity of Hydrophobic Composite Materials Containing a Visible-Light-Sensitive Photocatalyst

The conventional superhydrophobic surface offered by PTFE provides no sterilization performance and is not sufficiently repellent against organic liquids. These limit PTFE's application in the field of disinfection and result a lack of durability. N-doped TiO2 photocatalyst added PTFE composite...

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Main Authors: Kentaro Yamauchi, Yanyan Yao, Tsuyoshi Ochiai, Munetoshi Sakai, Yoshinobu Kubota, Goro Yamauchi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 2011-01-01
Series:Journal of Nanotechnology
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2011/380979