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Area of Science:

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  • Nanotechnology
  • Antimicrobial Engineering

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  • Microbial fouling presents significant challenges in healthcare and maritime industries, exacerbated by the spread of drug-resistant bacteria.
  • Mechanical biocidal strategies utilizing nano-scale structures offer a promising antimicrobial approach, but their durability and optimal structural requirements are underexplored.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To rationally design and optimize inorganic nanowire (NW) architectures for a durable mechano-photocatalytic antimicrobial strategy.
  • To investigate the synergistic effects of mechanical disruption and photocatalysis on bacterial and algal fouling.
  • To evaluate the durability and efficacy of the developed nano-architectures under repeated fouling conditions.

Main Methods:

  • Systematic optimization of inorganic nanowire (NW) architectures, focusing on close-packed structures with diameters less than 100 nm.
  • Evaluation of the mechano-photocatalytic strategy's efficiency in eliminating bacteria and inhibiting marine algal fouling.
  • Assessment of the NWs' durability through repeated fouling cycles and mechanical disruption efficacy without photocatalysis.

Main Results:

  • Close-packed NWs with diameters <100 nm demonstrated high mechanical biocidal efficiency.
  • The synergistic mechano-photocatalytic approach achieved >99% bacterial elimination and >94% inhibition of marine algal fouling within 30 minutes.
  • Fabricated NWs maintained 80% bactericidal efficacy after repeated fouling cycles; mechanical disruption alone inactivated >90% of bacteria and prevented >70% of algal attachment.

Conclusions:

  • The study advances the rational design of durable mechano-photocatalytic nano-architectures with dual-action antimicrobial potential.
  • Inorganic nanostructures are viable for combating microbial fouling in diverse environments, addressing critical durability gaps for real-world applications.
  • UV photostimulation unexpectedly stimulated algal growth without photoactive NWs, highlighting specific interactions with different fouling organisms.