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Mechanism of Antibacterial Activity via Morphology Change of α‑AgVO<sub>3</sub>: Theoretical and Experimental Insights
The electronic configuration, morphology,
optical features, and
antibacterial activity of metastable α-AgVO<sub>3</sub> crystals
have been discussed by a conciliation and association of the results
acquired by experimental procedures and first-principles calculations.
The α-AgVO<sub>3</sub> powders were synthesized using a coprecipitation
method at 10, 20, and 30 °C. By using a Wulff construction for
all relevant low-index surfaces [(100), (010), (001), (110), (011),
(101), and (111)], the fine-tuning of the desired morphologies can
be achieved by controlling the values of the surface energies, thereby
lending a microscopic understanding to the experimental results. The
as-synthesized α-AgVO<sub>3</sub> crystals display a high antibacterial
activity against methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus
aureus. The results obtained from the experimental
and theoretical techniques allow us to propose a mechanism for understanding
the relationship between the morphological changes and antimicrobial
performance of α-AgVO<sub>3</sub>