<abstract xml:lang="en" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml">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. <italic>Trichoderma viride, Aspergillus niger, Coonemeria crustacea, Eurotium herbariorum, and Dactylomyces</italic> 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 <italic>T. viride > Dactylomyces sp. > A. niger > E. herbariorum</italic>.</abstract>

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.

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

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

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

Polish Journal of Chemical Technology

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

The antifungal activity of four commercial photocatalytic paints (KEIM Ecosil ME, Titanium FA, Photo Silicate and Silicate D) in natural indoor light was...

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

Published Online: Dec 28, 2010

Page range: 53 - 57

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/v10026-010-0050-x

Keywords
antifungal activity, titanium dioxide, natural indoor light, photocatalysis

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