S. K. Evstropiev, V. M. Volynkin, V. M. Kiselev, K. V. Dukel'skii, K. S. Evstropyev, V. V. Demidov, Yu. A. Gatchin, “Transparent photocatalytic coatings on the surface of the tips of medical fibre-optic bundles”, Kvantovaya Elektronika, 2017, Volume 47, Number 12,Pages <nobr>1125

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Special Issue 'Optical Fibres and Their Applications'

Transparent photocatalytic coatings on the surface of the tips of medical fibre-optic bundles

S. K. Evstropiev^ab, V. M. Volynkin^a, V. M. Kiselev^a, K. V. Dukel'skii^bc, K. S. Evstropyev^b, V. V. Demidov^d, Yu. A. Gatchin^b

^a All-Russian Research Center "S. I. Vavilov State Optical Institute", St. Petersburg
^b St. Petersburg National Research University of Information Technologies, Mechanics and Optics
^c St. Petersburg State University of Telecommunications
^d Research Institute of Optical Materials Technology, All-Russian Scientific Centre "S. I. Vavilov State Optical Institute", St. Petersburg

Abstract: We report the results of the development of the sol–gel method for obtaining thin, transparent (in the visible part of the spectrum) TiO₂ – MgO coatings on the surfaces of the tips of medical fibre-optic bundles. Such coatings are capable of generating singlet oxygen under the action of UV radiation and are characterised by high antibacterial activity.

Keywords: photocatalytic and bactericidal properties, optical fibre, singlet oxygen.

Received: 24.10.2017