[HTML][HTML] Recent advances on metal oxide based nano-photocatalysts as potential antibacterial and antiviral agents

J Prakash, SBN Krishna, P Kumar, V Kumar, KS Ghosh… - Catalysts, 2022 - mdpi.com
Photocatalysis, a unique process that occurs in the presence of light radiation, can
potentially be utilized to control environmental pollution, and improve the health of society …

Nanotechnology application on bamboo materials: A review

H Sun, X Li, H Li, D Hui, M Gaff… - Nanotechnology Reviews, 2022 - degruyter.com
Bamboo is one of the renewable materials which can be applied in the engineering field
widely. Previous research has shown that bamboo's inherent poor durability can limit the …

Robust flexural performance and fracture behavior of TiO2 decorated densified bamboo as sustainable structural materials

Z Ba, H Luo, J Guan, J Luo, J Gao, S Wu… - Nature …, 2023 - nature.com
High-performance, fast-growing natural materials with sustainable and functional features
currently arouse significant attention. Here, facile processing, involving delignification, in situ …

Impact of Fe, Mn co-do** in titanate nanowires photocatalytic performance for emergent organic pollutants removal

B Barrocas, LD Chiavassa, MC Oliveira, OC Monteiro - Chemosphere, 2020 - Elsevier
The unexpected incorporation of ionic Mn and Fe in the crystalline structure of titanate
nanowires was accomplished when a contaminated a titanium source was used. The …

Dyed bamboo composite materials with excellent anti-microbial corrosion

H Zhang, J Zhong, Z Liu, J Mai, H Liu, X Mai - Advanced Composites and …, 2021 - Springer
Bamboo, as a potential ecological building material, has attracted a lot of attention, due to its
wide distribution, more than 1000 species, short growth cycle of 3–5 years, three times the …

Facile synthesis of biocompatible magnetic titania nanorods for T 1-magnetic resonance imaging and enhanced phototherapy of cancers

MZ Iqbal, D Luo, OU Akakuru, A Mushtaq… - Journal of Materials …, 2021 - pubs.rsc.org
Cancer treatment has been recently energized by nanomaterials that simultaneously offer
diagnostic and therapeutic effects. Among the imaging and treatment modalities in frontline …

Enhancing Removal of Pollutants by Combining Photocatalysis and Photo-Fenton Using Co, Fe-Doped Titanate Nanowires

BT Barrocas, R Osawa, MC Oliveira, OC Monteiro - Materials, 2023 - mdpi.com
Aiming to improve their photocatalytic performance, titanate nanowires (TNW) were modified
by Fe and Co (co)-do**, FeTNW, CoTNW and CoFeTNW samples, using a hydrothermal …

Low-temperature synthesis of flower-like ZnO microstructures supported on TiO2 thin films as efficient antifungal coatings for bamboo protection under dark conditions

D Ren, J Li, Y Bao, Z Wu, S He, A Wang, F Guo… - Colloids and Surfaces A …, 2018 - Elsevier
Bamboo is readily infected with fungi because of its abundant sugar, starch and protein
content, which greatly restricts its utilization. To develop a highly effective environmentally …

In situ polymerization of N-methylol acrylamide (NMA) for bamboo anti-mold modification

J Sun, X Lin, Y Qiu, R Wang, Y Zhang, C Hu… - … and Building Materials, 2023 - Elsevier
Bamboo is an eco-friendly and sustainable material but with limited application due to its
susceptibility to mold infection. N-methylol acrylamide (NMA) is a cross-linking monomer …

Photo-reduction of heavy metal ions and photo-disinfection of pathogenic bacteria under simulated solar light using photosensitized TiO 2 nanofibers

S Ghafoor, SZ Hussain, S Waseem, SN Arshad - RSC advances, 2018 - pubs.rsc.org
We report the photosensitization of electrospun titania nanofibers, with a mean diameter of
195 nm, by low bandgap silver sulfide nanoparticles of 11–23 nm mean size with the aim of …