Polysaccharides in fabrication of membranes: A review

V Vatanpour, BY Gul, B Zeytuncu, S Korkut… - Carbohydrate …, 2022 - Elsevier
Sustainability concerns have motivated and directed a great deal of interest over the past
decade towards the development of green technologies. Polysaccharides are green …

Silver, copper and copper oxide nanoparticles in the fight against human viruses: progress and perspectives

GR Tortella, JC Pieretti, O Rubilar… - Critical Reviews in …, 2022 - Taylor & Francis
The rapid development of nanomedicine has created a high demand for silver, copper and
copper oxide nanoparticles. Due to their high reactivity and potent antimicrobial activity …

Nano-sized copper (oxide) on alumina granules for water filtration: effect of copper oxidation state on virus removal performance

JM Mazurkow, NS Yüzbasi… - … science & technology, 2019 - ACS Publications
Virus removal can be successfully achieved based on an electrostatic adsorption
mechanism. The key requirement for this process is to develop filter materials that can be …

Recent breakthroughs in nanostructured antiviral coating and filtration materials: a brief review

MH Dahanayake, SS Athukorala, ACA Jayasundera - RSC advances, 2022 - pubs.rsc.org
COVID-19 persists as the most challenging pandemic of the 21st century with a high rate of
transmission. The main pathway of SARS-CoV-2 transmission is aerosol-mediated infection …

Nanomaterials for airborne virus inactivation: a short review

R Li, L Cui, M Chen, Y Huang - Aerosol Science and Engineering, 2021 - Springer
Abstract The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) that broke out at the end of 2019 spread
rapidly around the world, causing a large number of deaths and serious economic losses …

Indigenously developed CuO/TiO2 coated ceramic ultrafiltration membrane for removal of emerging contaminants like phthalates and parabens: Toxicity evaluation in …

P Bhattacharya, D Mukherjee, N Deb… - Materials Chemistry and …, 2021 - Elsevier
Emerging contaminants like phthalates and parabens in pharmaceuticals and personal care
products pose threat to humans and environment because they are endocrine disruptors …

Efficiency and stability evaluation of Cu2O/MWCNTs filters for virus removal from water

K Domagała, C Jacquin, M Borlaf, B Sinnet, T Julian… - Water research, 2020 - Elsevier
Both multi-walled carbon nanotubes (MWCNTs) and metal or metal oxides have
demonstrated virus removal efficacy in drinking water applications. In this study, MWCNTs …

Enhanced virus filtration in hybrid membranes with MWCNT nanocomposite

Z Németh, GP Szekeres… - Royal Society …, 2019 - royalsocietypublishing.org
Membrane separation is proved to be a powerful tool for several applications such as
wastewater treatment or the elimination of various microorganisms from drinking water. In …

Effective pathogen removal in sustainable natural fiber Moringa filters

L Samineni, S De Respino, YM Tu, R Chowdhury… - npj Clean Water, 2022 - nature.com
Pathogen contamination of water has a massive impact on global human health. In
particular, viruses pose unique challenges to water treatment techniques due to their small …

Bio-Sourced and Biodegradable Membranes

M Ehsani, D Kalugin, H Doan, A Lohi, A Abdelrasoul - Applied Sciences, 2022 - mdpi.com
Biodegradable membranes with innovative antifouling properties are emerging as possible
substitutes for conventional membranes. These types of membranes have the potential to be …