Research Article

TiO2 and TiO2-Doped Films Able to Kill Bacteria by Contact: New Evidence for the Dynamics of Bacterial Inactivation in the Dark and under Light Irradiation

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(a) Photoinduced superhydrophilicity followed by water droplet contact angle during light irradiation at times: (A)  min, (B) 15 min, (C) 30 min, (D) 45 min, and (E) 60 min. (b) Restoration of the hydrophilicity in the dark after times (A) 6 h, (B) 12 h, (C) 18 h, and (D) 24 h.
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