Antimicrobial and photocatalytic effect of silicate and silicone paints were tested. Silicate paints are based on water styrene-acrylic dispersion with mineral binder into form of potassium water glass. Silicone paint...Antimicrobial and photocatalytic effect of silicate and silicone paints were tested. Silicate paints are based on water styrene-acrylic dispersion with mineral binder into form of potassium water glass. Silicone paints are based on water acrylic dispersion with silicone resin emulsion. Silicate and silicone paints were formulated with photocatalytic active nanooxides TiO2 and ZnO. Photocatalytic efficiency of coatings was measured as an absorbance change of organic dye Orange II solution at a wavelength of 485 nm. Antimicrobial properties of coatings were tested using agar plate methods. As test microorganisms Pseudomonas aeruginosa, Escherichia coli, Staphylococcus aureus, Penicillium chrysogenum and Aspergillus niger suspension （density 10^6 cells/mL） were used. The inhibition effect of tested coatings and inhibitory zones were evaluated after incubation. Coatings containing nanoparticles of titanium dioxide and zinc oxide showed antimicrobial activity against the test microorganisms. Whereas coating with zinc oxide nanoparticles successfully inhibited the growth of both bacteria and fungi, the photocatalytic nanoparticles of titanium dioxide inhibited bacteria but not fungi （weak inhibition was observed）.展开更多
文摘Antimicrobial and photocatalytic effect of silicate and silicone paints were tested. Silicate paints are based on water styrene-acrylic dispersion with mineral binder into form of potassium water glass. Silicone paints are based on water acrylic dispersion with silicone resin emulsion. Silicate and silicone paints were formulated with photocatalytic active nanooxides TiO2 and ZnO. Photocatalytic efficiency of coatings was measured as an absorbance change of organic dye Orange II solution at a wavelength of 485 nm. Antimicrobial properties of coatings were tested using agar plate methods. As test microorganisms Pseudomonas aeruginosa, Escherichia coli, Staphylococcus aureus, Penicillium chrysogenum and Aspergillus niger suspension （density 10^6 cells/mL） were used. The inhibition effect of tested coatings and inhibitory zones were evaluated after incubation. Coatings containing nanoparticles of titanium dioxide and zinc oxide showed antimicrobial activity against the test microorganisms. Whereas coating with zinc oxide nanoparticles successfully inhibited the growth of both bacteria and fungi, the photocatalytic nanoparticles of titanium dioxide inhibited bacteria but not fungi （weak inhibition was observed）.
