Recent advance in biomass membranes: Fabrication, functional regulation, and antimicrobial applications

G Ren, K Wan, H Kong, L Guo, Y Wang, X Liu… - Carbohydrate …, 2023 - Elsevier
Both inorganic and polymeric membranes have been widely applied for antimicrobial
applications. However, these membranes exhibit low biocompatibility, weak …

Face masks to combat coronavirus (covid-19)—processing, roles, requirements, efficacy, risk and Sustainability

MZ Rahman, ME Hoque, MR Alam, MA Rouf, SI Khan… - Polymers, 2022 - mdpi.com
Increasingly prevalent respiratory infectious diseases (eg, COVID-19) have posed severe
threats to public health. Viruses including coronavirus, influenza, and so on can cause …

Fabrication of air filters with advanced filtration performance for removal of viral aerosols and control the spread of COVID-19

S Mallakpour, E Azadi, CM Hussain - Advances in Colloid and Interface …, 2022 - Elsevier
COVID-19 is caused via the SARS-CoV-2 virus, a lipid-based enveloped virus with spike-
like projections. At present, the global epidemic of COVID-19 continues and waves of SARS …

The use of nanotechnology in the fight against viruses: A critical review

EK Goharshadi, K Goharshadi, M Moghayedi - Coordination Chemistry …, 2022 - Elsevier
Today, viruses penetrate cells very intelligently with abilities of replicating and disabling the
host's defense mechanisms. The viruses are resistant to conventional treatments mainly due …

The recent advances in adsorption and membrane separation and their hybrid technologies for micropollutants removal from wastewater

JF Nure, TTI Nkambule - Journal of Industrial and Engineering Chemistry, 2023 - Elsevier
In modern society, the bulk production of new chemicals, huge consumption, and the
discharge of micropollutants into the environment are unavoidable events. Practically …

Characterization of the biosynthesized intracellular and extracellular plasmonic silver nanoparticles using Bacillus cereus and their catalytic reduction of methylene …

N Alfryyan, MGM Kordy, M Abdel-Gabbar… - Scientific Reports, 2022 - nature.com
The biosynthesis of silver nanoparticles (Ag NPs) has been studied in detail using two
different approaches. For the first time, Bacillus cereus is used for one-pot biosynthesis of …

Strategies for safe management of hospital wastewater during the COVID-19 pandemic

A Balakrishnan, MM Jacob, P Senthil Kumar… - International Journal of …, 2023 - Springer
Management of hospital wastewater is a challenging task, particularly during the situations
like coronavirus 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic. The hospital effluent streams are likely to …

Proposed approaches for coronaviruses elimination from wastewater: Membrane techniques and nanotechnology solutions

MG Eloffy, DM El-Sherif, M Abouzid… - Nanotechnology …, 2021 - degruyter.com
Since the beginning of the third Millennium, specifically during the last 18 years, three
outbreaks of diseases have been recorded caused by coronaviruses (CoVs). The latest …

Dry-spun carbon nanotube ultrafiltration membranes tailored by anti-viral metal oxide coatings for human coronavirus 229E capture in water

AO Rashed, C Huynh, A Merenda… - Journal of …, 2023 - Elsevier
Although waterborne virus removal may be achieved using separation membrane
technologies, such technologies remain largely inefficient at generating virus-free effluents …

Nanocomposite coatings for the prevention of surface contamination by coronavirus

E Toledo, S Dim, A Edri, Y Greenshpan, A Ottolenghi… - Plos one, 2022 - journals.plos.org
The current Covid-19 pandemic has a profound impact on all aspects of our lives. Aside from
contagion by aerosols, the presence of the SARS-CoV-2 is ubiquitous on surfaces that …