What is it about?
Bacteria can form mats called biofilms. These are much more potent and drug resistant than single bacteria. Nanoparticles of metal oxides can destroy them very effectively by generating highly reactive forms of oxygen using energy of light. This chapter describes how it is done.
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Why is it important?
This chapter is probably the first detailed explanation of the mechanism of action of the nanoparticles, starting from chemical bonds, going from bonds to bands in solids, then in metal oxide nanoparticles and finally to the generation of reactive oxygen species and their effects on bacterial cells.
Perspectives
This chapter, I hope, will be helpful for researchers to develop a better understanding of antimicrobial activity of nanomaterials from the basics.
Prof. Dr. Alokmay Datta
University of Calcutta
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This page is a summary of: Role of light-active metal oxide-based nanohybrids in biofilm annihilation devices, January 2022, Elsevier,
DOI: 10.1016/b978-0-12-823033-6.00004-1.
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