Silver nanoparticles decorated TiO2 nanoflakes for antibacterial properties

[Display omitted] •Ag@TiO2 NFs were synthesized by solvothermal route followed by photoreduction method.•Antibacterial study was performed with Gram positive (Staphylococcus aureus) and Gram negative (Escherichia coli) bacteria.•The Ag (2 wt%) @TiO2 NFs has more antibacterial effect against both type of bacteria. Silver nanoparticles (Ag NPs) decorated Titanium dioxide nanoflakes (TiO2 NFs) were synthesized via solvothermal followed by photoreduction method. As synthesized TiO2 NFs and Ag@TiO2 NFs were characterized by Field emission scanning electron microscopy (FESEM), X-ray diffraction (XRD), Fourier transform infra-red (FTIR) spectroscopy. The impact of Ag@TiO2 NFs as antibacterial agents against Gram positive Staphylococcus aureus and gram-negative Escherichia coli was investigated. The obtained results revealed that the Ag@TiO2 NFs were potential antibacterial agents compared to TiO2 NFs only. Moreover, among of various samples Ag (2 wt%) @TiO2 NFs was more effective with compared to other samples.