论文信息 - Photoelectrochemical sterilization of microbial cells by semiconductor powders

Photoelectrochemical sterilization of microbial cells by semiconductor powders

We report the novel concept of photochemical sterilization. Microbial cells were killed photoelectrochemically with semiconductor powder (platinum-loaded titanium oxide, TiO2/Pt). Coenzyme A, (CoA) in the whole cells was photo-electrochemically oxidized and, as a result, the respiration of cells was inhibited. Inhibition of respiratory activity caused death of the cells. Lactobacillus acidophilus, Saccharomyces cerevisiae and Escherichia coli (103 cells/ml respectively) were completely sterilized when they were incubated with TiO2/Pt particles under metal halide lamp irradiation for 60–120 min.

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