scholarly journals Insights into the Photocatalytic Bacterial Inactivation by Flower-Like Bi2WO6 under Solar or Visible Light, Through in Situ Monitoring and Determination of Reactive Oxygen Species (ROS)

Water ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 12 (4) ◽  
pp. 1099 ◽  
Author(s):  
Minoo Karbasi ◽  
Fathallah Karimzadeh ◽  
Keyvan Raeissi ◽  
Sami Rtimi ◽  
John Kiwi ◽  
...  

This study addresses the visible light-induced bacterial inactivation kinetics over a Bi2WO6 synthesized catalyst. The systematic investigation was undertaken with Bi2WO6 prepared by the complexation of Bi with acetic acid (carboxylate) leading to a flower-like morphology. The characterization of the as-prepared Bi2WO6 was carried out by X-ray diffraction (XRD), scanning electron microscopy (SEM), X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS), specific surface area (SSA), and photoluminescence (PL). Under low intensity solar light (<48 mW/cm2), complete bacterial inactivation was achieved within two hours in the presence of the flower-like Bi2WO6, while under visible light, the synthesized catalyst performed better than commercial TiO2. The in situ interfacial charge transfer and local pH changes between Bi2WO6 and bacteria were monitored during the bacterial inactivation. Furthermore, the reactive oxygen species (ROS) were identified during Escherichia coli inactivation mediated by appropriate scavengers. The ROS tests alongside the morphological characteristics allowed the proposition of the mechanism for bacterial inactivation. Finally, recycling of the catalyst confirmed the stable nature of the catalyst presented in this study.

2019 ◽  
Vol 9 (10) ◽  
pp. 2563-2570 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yuanguo Xu ◽  
Feiyue Ge ◽  
Meng Xie ◽  
Shuquan Huang ◽  
Junchao Qian ◽  
...  

An in situ photo-Fenton-like and magnetic recycle system, BaFe12O19/Ag3PO4 has been constructed. BaFe12O19 can catalyze the conversion of H2O2 to generate ROSs (˙O2− and ˙OH radicals) on the surface of Ag3PO4.


1999 ◽  
Vol 64 (1) ◽  
pp. 149-156 ◽  
Author(s):  
Gabriel Čík ◽  
František Šeršeň ◽  
Alena Bumbálová

The formation of reactive oxygen species due to irradiation by a visible light of the polythiophene deposited in ZSM-5 zeolite channels in aqueous medium has been studied. Polymerization of thiophene was carried out in zeolite channels after the ion-exchange reaction of Na+ for Fe3+. By means of EPR spectroscopy, the temporarily generated 1O2 in irradiated aqueous medium was proved. The formation of O2-• was confirmed by the reduction of Fe3+-cytochrome c. Irradiation led to the water reduction to hydrogen.


2020 ◽  
Vol 22 (1) ◽  
pp. 154
Author(s):  
Fasih Bintang Ilhami ◽  
Kai-Chen Peng ◽  
Yi-Shiuan Chang ◽  
Yihalem Abebe Alemayehu ◽  
Hsieh-Chih Tsai ◽  
...  

Development of stimuli-responsive supramolecular micelles that enable high levels of well-controlled drug release in cancer cells remains a grand challenge. Here, we encapsulated the antitumor drug doxorubicin (DOX) and pro-photosensitizer 5-aminolevulinic acid (5-ALA) within adenine-functionalized supramolecular micelles (A-PPG), in order to achieve effective drug delivery combined with photo-chemotherapy. The resulting DOX/5-ALA-loaded micelles exhibited excellent light and pH-responsive behavior in aqueous solution and high drug-entrapment stability in serum-rich media. A short duration (1–2 min) of laser irradiation with visible light induced the dissociation of the DOX/5-ALA complexes within the micelles, which disrupted micellular stability and resulted in rapid, immediate release of the physically entrapped drug from the micelles. In addition, in vitro assays of cellular reactive oxygen species generation and cellular internalization confirmed the drug-loaded micelles exhibited significantly enhanced cellular uptake after visible light irradiation, and that the light-triggered disassembly of micellar structures rapidly increased the production of reactive oxygen species within the cells. Importantly, flow cytometric analysis demonstrated that laser irradiation of cancer cells incubated with DOX/5-ALA-loaded A-PPG micelles effectively induced apoptotic cell death via endocytosis. Thus, this newly developed supramolecular system may offer a potential route towards improving the efficacy of synergistic chemotherapeutic approaches for cancer.


2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Thomas Richards ◽  
Jonathan H. Harrhy ◽  
Richard J. Lewis ◽  
Alexander G. R. Howe ◽  
Grzegorz M. Suldecki ◽  
...  

2003 ◽  
Vol 68 (11) ◽  
pp. 2219-2230 ◽  
Author(s):  
Gabriel Čík ◽  
Milada Hubinová ◽  
František Šeršeň ◽  
Jozef Krištín ◽  
Monika Antošová

Degradation of 4-chlorophenol by reactive oxygen species was studied, the latter being generated by photo-assisted reactions of thiophene oligomers, synthesized in channels of the Na-ZSM-5 zeolite. The photoreaction was carried out in an aqueous suspension of photocatalyst, irradiated with visible light (λ > 400 nm). The spin-trapping method was used to detect the generated •OH radicals. The main products of the photodecomposition of 4-chlorophenol were found to be phenol, hydroquinone and maleic acid.


2021 ◽  
Vol 77 (8) ◽  
pp. 529-535
Author(s):  
Maja Szelągowska ◽  
Justyna Skrzypek ◽  
Maciej Gawlik

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