title: Metal-free disinfection effects induced by graphitic carbon nitride polymers under visible light illumination.
abstract: Covalent carbon nitride polymers were applied as metal-free robust catalysts for the inactivation of Escherichia coli K-12 (E. coli), a common Gram-negative bacterium, under visible light illumination. The results demonstrated that the creation of antibacterial function on the surface of conjugated polymers has now become possible.
authors.affiliation: Research Institute Photocatalysis, State Key Lab Breeding Base Photocatalysis, Fuzhou University, Fuzhou 350002, China. xcwang@fzu.edu.cn.
authors.forename: Jianhui
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Huang
authors.forename: Wingkei
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Ho
authors.forename: Xinchen
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Wang
mesh_terms: D002384:Catalysis; D004202:Disinfectants / Q000737:chemistry* / Q000494:pharmacology; D004926:Escherichia coli / Q000187:drug effects; D006108:Graphite / Q000737:chemistry*; D008027:Light; D009570:Nitriles / Q000737:chemistry*; D011108:Polymers / Q000737:chemistry* / Q000494:pharmacology
chemical_list: D004202:Disinfectants; D009570:Nitriles; D011108:Polymers; C011206:cyanogen; D006108:Graphite