Antimicrobial activity of Titanium dioxide and Zinc oxide nanoparticles supported in 4A zeolite and evaluation the morphological characteristic

Sci Rep. 2019 Nov 25;9(1):17439. doi: 10.1038/s41598-019-54025-0.

Abstract

In this study, the antimicrobial activity of titanium dioxide (TiO2), zinc oxide (ZnO), and TiO2/ZnO nanoparticles supported into 4A zeolite (4A z) was assessed. Based on antimicrobial experiments, minimum inhibitory concentration (MIC90), minimum bactericidal concentration (MBC), fractional inhibitory concentration (FIC) and disc diffusion test were determined after 24 h of contact with the prepared nanocomposites. These results are in agreements with the results of disc diffusion test. During the experiments, the numbers of viable bacterial cells of Staphylococcus aureus, Pseudomonas fluorescens, Listeria monocytogenes and Escherichia coli O157:H7 decreased significantly. The crystallinity and morphology of nanoparticles were investigated by X-ray diffraction patterns (XRD), elemental mapping at the microstructural level by scanning electron microscopy (SEM) with energy dispersive X-ray spectrometry (EDS), and transmission electron microscopy (TEM). As a result, it was demonstrated that TiO2/ZnO nanoparticles supported in 4A zeolite could lead to an optimum activity as antimicrobial agents.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Anti-Bacterial Agents / administration & dosage
  • Anti-Bacterial Agents / pharmacology*
  • Crystallography, X-Ray
  • Disk Diffusion Antimicrobial Tests
  • Escherichia coli O157 / drug effects
  • Listeria monocytogenes / drug effects
  • Mass Spectrometry
  • Metal Nanoparticles* / administration & dosage
  • Metal Nanoparticles* / ultrastructure
  • Microbial Sensitivity Tests
  • Microscopy, Electron
  • Microscopy, Electron, Scanning
  • Pseudomonas fluorescens / drug effects
  • Spectrometry, X-Ray Emission
  • Staphylococcus aureus / drug effects
  • Titanium / administration & dosage
  • Titanium / pharmacology*
  • Zeolites* / administration & dosage
  • Zeolites* / chemical synthesis
  • Zinc Oxide / administration & dosage
  • Zinc Oxide / pharmacology*

Substances

  • Anti-Bacterial Agents
  • Zeolites
  • titanium dioxide
  • Titanium
  • Zinc Oxide