Antibacterial and antiviral functional materials: chemistry and biological activity toward tackling COVID-19-like pandemics

B Balasubramaniam, Prateek, S Ranjan… - ACS Pharmacology & …, 2020 - ACS Publications
The ongoing worldwide pandemic due to COVID-19 has created awareness toward
ensuring best practices to avoid the spread of microorganisms. In this regard, the research …

Contact killing and antimicrobial properties of copper

M Vincent, RE Duval, P Hartemann… - Journal of applied …, 2018 - academic.oup.com
With the emergence of antibiotic resistance, the interest for antimicrobial agents has recently
increased again in public health. Copper was recognized in 2008 by the United States …

Fabrication of monodispersed copper oxide nanoparticles with potential application as antimicrobial agents

FA Bezza, SM Tichapondwa, EMN Chirwa - Scientific Reports, 2020 - nature.com
Cuprous oxide nanoparticles (Cu2O NPs) were fabricated in reverse micellar templates by
using lipopeptidal biosurfactant as a stabilizing agent. Scanning electron microscopy (SEM) …

Enhanced photocatalytic activity of nanostructured titanium dioxide/polyaniline hybrid photocatalysts

KR Reddy, KV Karthik, SBB Prasad, SK Soni… - Polyhedron, 2016 - Elsevier
An organo-inorganic photocatalytic nanocomposite material based on conjugated polymer,
polyaniline (PANI) with titanium dioxide (TiO 2) nanoparticles has been developed by …

Copper-polymer nanocomposites: An excellent and cost-effective biocide for use on antibacterial surfaces

L Tamayo, M Azócar, M Kogan, A Riveros… - Materials Science and …, 2016 - Elsevier
The development of polymer nanocomposites with antimicrobial properties has been a key
factor for controlling or inhibiting the growth of microorganisms and preventing foodborne …

Novel trends in conductive polymeric nanocomposites, and bionanocomposites

CI Idumah - Synthetic Metals, 2021 - Elsevier
Conducting polymer composites (CPCs) have been versatily utilized in actualizing
advanced devices such as supercapacitors, biosensors, photovoltaic cells, batteries …

[PDF][PDF] Recent progress on nanostructured conducting polymers and composites: synthesis, application and future aspects

L Zhang, W Du, A Nautiyal, Z Liu, X Zhang - Sci. China Mater, 2018 - researchgate.net
Conducting polymers (CPs) have been widely investigated due to their extraordinary
advantages over the traditional materials, including wide and tunable electrical conductivity …

Nanocomposite coatings: preparation, characterization, properties, and applications

P Nguyen-Tri, TA Nguyen, P Carriere… - … Journal of Corrosion, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
Incorporation of nanofillers into the organic coatings might enhance their barrier
performance, by decreasing the porosity and zigzagging the diffusion path for deleterious …

A review: advancements in conductive polymers nanocomposites

CI Idumah, EO Ezeani, IC Nwuzor - Polymer-Plastics Technology …, 2021 - Taylor & Francis
Conductive polymers (CPs) have undergone in-depth investigations because of their
numerous benefits in comparison with conventional materials. CPs nanocomposites have …

[HTML][HTML] Non-covalent interactions of graphene surface: Mechanisms and applications

J Zhan, Z Lei, Y Zhang - Chem, 2022 - cell.com
Graphene has received extensive attention in various fields due to its π-rich electronic
structure, two-dimensional (2D) layered structure, and easy functionalization characteristics …