Hydrothermal synthesis of anatase titanium dioxide mesoporous microspheres and their antimicrobial activity

We report here the synthesis of high surface area mesoporous microspheres of anatase titanium dioxide via nanoparticle assembly in a simple one pot hydrothermal reaction. The same procedure is applied to synthesize Fe-doped titanium dioxide mesoporous microspheres. The surface areas of the microsphe...

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Published in:Microporous and mesoporous materials 2015-09, Vol.213, p.181-187
Main Authors: Kumar, Naveen, Hazarika, Shabiha N., Limbu, Sanjeeb, Boruah, Ratan, Deb, Pritam, Namsa, Nima D., Das, Shyamal K.
Format: Article
Language:English
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Mesoporous material
Nanoparticles
Titanium dioxide
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Summary:We report here the synthesis of high surface area mesoporous microspheres of anatase titanium dioxide via nanoparticle assembly in a simple one pot hydrothermal reaction. The same procedure is applied to synthesize Fe-doped titanium dioxide mesoporous microspheres. The surface areas of the microspheres are as high as 283 m2 g−1. The antimicrobial activity of these microspheres is investigated against a broad range of Gram-negative and Gram-positive bacteria. The Fe-doped titanium dioxide microspheres exhibited improved antimicrobial activity against Mycobacterium smegmatis, Klebsiella pneumoniae, Staphylococcus aureus and Bacillus subtilis. [Display omitted] •Anatase TiO2 mesoporous microspheres was synthesized by a facile hydrothermal method.•The microspheres showed high surface area of 283 m2 g−1.•Dopant Fe was incorporated in the mesoporous microspheres.•The Fe doped microspheres exhibited improved antimicrobial activity.
ISSN:1387-1811
1873-3093
DOI:10.1016/j.micromeso.2015.02.047