Antibacterial activity of TiO2 doped ZnO composite synthesized via laser ablation route for antimicrobial application

Abstract

This article attempt to synthesis titanium dioxide (TiO2) doped zinc oxide (ZnO) composite via Pulsed Laser Ablation in Liquids (PLAL) and study its antibacterial properties. The structure, optical, morphological of the prepared composite have been investigated via various technique. FT-IR results confirm existence of TiO2 doped ZnO. XRD measurements approved the enhanced crystallinity ZnO after doped by TiO2 via PLAL technique. The optical transmittance was enhanced from 78.6% of pure ZnO to 92.3% for TiO2 doped ZnO. TEM images of ZnO showed an obvious elongated rod-like shapes that were rectangular or hexagonal and spherical particles. Moreover, the cell viability has been studied for the papered pure ZnO and TiO2 doped ZnO. The minimum cell viability ratio was about 81.4 ± 4.2% for pure ZnO and was increased to 91.6 ± 5.1% for TiO2 doped ZnO. The antibacterial activity of the samples that measured via MIZ approved that the TiO2 doped ZnO make a raise in the activity index. It was suggested that TiO2 doped ZnO can be used in many antimicrobial application.

Keywords

• Titanium dioxide
• Zinc oxide
• Laser ablation
• Antibacterial