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Chances and limitations of nanosized titanium dioxide practical application in view of its physicochemical properties

Nanotechnology is a field of science that is nowadays developing in a dynamic way. It seems to offer almost endless opportunities of contribution to many areas of economy and human activity, in general. Thanks to nanotechnology, the so-called nanomaterials can be designed. They present structurally...

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Autores principales: Bogdan, Janusz, Jackowska-Tracz, Agnieszka, Zarzyńska, Joanna, Pławińska-Czarnak, Joanna
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Springer US 2015
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4385004/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25852354
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s11671-015-0753-2
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author Bogdan, Janusz
Jackowska-Tracz, Agnieszka
Zarzyńska, Joanna
Pławińska-Czarnak, Joanna
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Jackowska-Tracz, Agnieszka
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Pławińska-Czarnak, Joanna
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description Nanotechnology is a field of science that is nowadays developing in a dynamic way. It seems to offer almost endless opportunities of contribution to many areas of economy and human activity, in general. Thanks to nanotechnology, the so-called nanomaterials can be designed. They present structurally altered materials, with their physical, chemical and biological properties entirely differing from properties of the same materials manufactured in microtechnology. Nanotechnology creates a unique opportunity to modify the matter at the level of atoms and particles. Therefore, it has become possible to obtain items displaying new, useful properties, i.e. self-disinfecting and self-cleaning surfaces. Those surfaces are usually covered by a thin layer of a photocatalyst. The role of the photocatalyst is most of the time performed by the nanosized titanium dioxide (nano-TiO(2)). Excitation of nano-TiO(2) by ultraviolet radiation initiates advanced oxidation processes and reactions leading to the creation of oxygen vacancies that bind water particles. As a result, photocatalytic surfaces are given new properties. Those properties can then be applied in a variety of disciplines, such as medicine, food hygiene, environmental protection or building industry. Practically, the applications include inactivation of microorganisms, degradation of toxins, removing pollutants from buildings and manufacturing of fog-free windows or mirrors.
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spelling pubmed-43850042015-04-07 Chances and limitations of nanosized titanium dioxide practical application in view of its physicochemical properties Bogdan, Janusz Jackowska-Tracz, Agnieszka Zarzyńska, Joanna Pławińska-Czarnak, Joanna Nanoscale Res Lett Nano Review Nanotechnology is a field of science that is nowadays developing in a dynamic way. It seems to offer almost endless opportunities of contribution to many areas of economy and human activity, in general. Thanks to nanotechnology, the so-called nanomaterials can be designed. They present structurally altered materials, with their physical, chemical and biological properties entirely differing from properties of the same materials manufactured in microtechnology. Nanotechnology creates a unique opportunity to modify the matter at the level of atoms and particles. Therefore, it has become possible to obtain items displaying new, useful properties, i.e. self-disinfecting and self-cleaning surfaces. Those surfaces are usually covered by a thin layer of a photocatalyst. The role of the photocatalyst is most of the time performed by the nanosized titanium dioxide (nano-TiO(2)). Excitation of nano-TiO(2) by ultraviolet radiation initiates advanced oxidation processes and reactions leading to the creation of oxygen vacancies that bind water particles. As a result, photocatalytic surfaces are given new properties. Those properties can then be applied in a variety of disciplines, such as medicine, food hygiene, environmental protection or building industry. Practically, the applications include inactivation of microorganisms, degradation of toxins, removing pollutants from buildings and manufacturing of fog-free windows or mirrors. Springer US 2015-02-11 /pmc/articles/PMC4385004/ /pubmed/25852354 http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s11671-015-0753-2 Text en © Bogdan et al.; licensee Springer. 2015 This is an Open Access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0), which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly credited.
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Bogdan, Janusz
Jackowska-Tracz, Agnieszka
Zarzyńska, Joanna
Pławińska-Czarnak, Joanna
Chances and limitations of nanosized titanium dioxide practical application in view of its physicochemical properties
title Chances and limitations of nanosized titanium dioxide practical application in view of its physicochemical properties
title_full Chances and limitations of nanosized titanium dioxide practical application in view of its physicochemical properties
title_fullStr Chances and limitations of nanosized titanium dioxide practical application in view of its physicochemical properties
title_full_unstemmed Chances and limitations of nanosized titanium dioxide practical application in view of its physicochemical properties
title_short Chances and limitations of nanosized titanium dioxide practical application in view of its physicochemical properties
title_sort chances and limitations of nanosized titanium dioxide practical application in view of its physicochemical properties
topic Nano Review
url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4385004/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25852354
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s11671-015-0753-2
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