Facile fabrication of plasmonic Ag/ZIF-8: an efficient catalyst for investigation of antibacterial, haemolytic and photocatalytic degradation of antibiotics.

ABSTRACT: Present article represents the fabrication of plasmonic Ag/ZIF-8 composite and its effect on antibacterial, haemolytic and photocatalytic degradation of antibiotics. Ag/ZIF-8 was prepared by varying molar concentrations (1 mM, 2.5 mM, and 5 mM) of AgNO₃ into ZIF-8 using NaBH₄ as a reducing agent by the sol-gel process. The material was then characterised using the XRD, XPS, FTIR, SEM, HRTEM, UVDRS, BET and EIS techniques. When it comes to breaking down the antibiotic CIP, the optimised Ag2.5/ZIF-8 exhibits the strongest photocatalytic capability, with a degradation efficiency of 82.3% after 90 minutes. Due to LSPR (Localised Surface Plasmon Resonance) as well as the efficient movement and separation of the interfaces of photo-generated charge carriers in Ag2.5/ZIF-8 m

SUBMITTER: Subhadarshini A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10614039 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature