Abstract

Antibiotics have been used in medical treatment for about a century, but with the overuse of antibiotics comes the emergence of drug-resistant bacteria, which can lead to water contamination, wound infection, and seriously affect human health. Therefore, it is urgent to develop a fast and efficient antibacterial material; Photothermal conversion is considered an effective technology to be employed in antibiotics, including wound infection and water treatment. Converting light energy into heat energy is also an efficient sterilization method. In view of the above problems, this review focuses on photothermal materials and briefly describes the application of photothermal materials such as antibacterial, water treatment, etc. In addition, we also outline the principle of photothermal materials sterilization, and how to improve the photothermal conversion efficiency of photothermal materials.

Keywords:Photothermal conversion; Photothermal materials; Antibacterial