Antibacterial effects of photocatalytic textiles for footwear application

- Adaptation of ISO 20743 standard to perform photocatalytic antibacterial activity.
- Solar photocatalytic inactivation of bacteria contributes to the removal of the body odors.
- 5 min of UV-A at 0.13 mW/cm2 is enough for inactivation of S. epidermidis.
- Total innocuity on skin bacteria of TiO2 coated textile without irradiation.
- Photocatalysis induces damages that get worse in the dark.