Table 4.

Comparison of photothermal composite nanomaterials for antibacterial activities

Material	Irradiation (λ)	Target microbe	Ref.
Ag+-GCS-PDA@AuNRs	808 nm	E. coli and MRSA	113
Dap-GCS-PDA@AuNRs	808 nm	MRSA	114
AuNC@Dap/PDA-aSpa	808 nm	S. aureus	115
PDA@Au-Hap NPs	808 nm	E. coli and S. aureus	116
PATA-C4@CuS	980 nm	S. aureus, B. amyloliquefaciens, P. aeruginosa and E. coli	117
Au@Rubpy/GO	785 nm	E. coli and S. aureus	110
GO-IONP-Ag	808 nm	S. aureus	118
Au-QCMC-GO/nanocellulose paper	808 nm	E. coli, P. aeruginosa and B. subtilis	112
GO-Tob@CuS	980 nm	E. coli and P. aeruginosa	119
Fe3O4@GO-QCS	808 nm	E. coli and S. aureus	120
rGO/AuNS	808 nm	E. coli and S. aureus	111
rGO/MSN/Ag	808 nm	E. coli, P. putida and Rhodococcus	121
Ag@rGO-Fe3O4-PEI	785 nm	E. coli	122
rGO-Fe3O4-Au-Ag-Au	785 nm	E. coli	123
Ag/ZnO/rGO	808 nm	E. coli	124
Fe3O4-CNT-PNIPAM	808 nm	E. coli and S. aureus	125
BP/Au	808 nm	E. faecalis	129