A preliminary study on antifungal effect of TiO2-based paints in natural indoor light

• Authors: Agata Markowska-Szczupak , Krzysztof Ulfig , Barbara Grzmil , Antoni Morawski
• Languages of publication: EN

Abstracts

EN

The antifungal activity of four commercial photocatalytic paints (KEIM Ecosil ME, Titanium FA, Photo Silicate and Silicate D) in natural indoor light was investigated. The paints contained TiO2 in rutile and anatase crystalline forms as evidenced by means of the X-ray diffraction analysis. In most cases the paints inhibited growth of fungi viz. Trichoderma viride, Aspergillus niger, Coonemeria crustacea, Eurotium herbariorum, and Dactylomyces sp. The KEIM Ecosil ME paint displayed the highest antifungal effect in the light, which could be explained with the highest anatase content. The paint antifungal activity and the fungal sensitivity to the TiO2-mediated photocatalytic reaction both decreased in the following orders: KEIM Ecosil ME > Titanium FA > Photo Silicate > Silicate D and T. viride > Dactylomyces sp. > A. niger > E. herbariorum.

Keywords

EN

antifungal activity; titanium dioxide; natural indoor light; photocatalysis

• Publisher: De Gruyter Open
• Journal: Polish Journal of Chemical Technology
• Year: 2010
• Volume: 12
• Issue: 4
• Pages: 53-57

Dates

published

1 - 1 - 2010

online

28 - 12 - 2010

Contributors

author

Agata Markowska-Szczupak

• Institute of Chemical and Environment Engineering, West Pomeranian University of Technology

author

Krzysztof Ulfig

• Division of Biomaterials and Microbiological Technologies, Polymer Institute, ul. Pułaskiego 10, 70-322 Szczecin

author

Barbara Grzmil

• Institute of Chemical and Environment Engineering, West Pomeranian University of Technology

author

Antoni Morawski

• Institute of Chemical and Environment Engineering, West Pomeranian University of Technology

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Identifiers

DOI

10.2478/v10026-010-0050-x