Antimicrobial hydrogels: potential materials for medical application

Y Li, Y Han, H Li, X Niu, D Zhang, K Wang - Small, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Microbial infections based on drug‐resistant pathogenic organisms following surgery or
trauma and uncontrolled bleeding are the main causes of increased mortality from trauma …

[HTML][HTML] Arsenic removal by adsorbents from water for small communities' decentralized systems: Performance, characterization, and effective parameters

RS Neisan, NMC Saady, C Bazan, S Zendehboudi… - Clean …, 2023 - mdpi.com
Arsenic (As), a poisonous and carcinogenic heavy metal, affects human health and the
environment. Numerous technologies can remove As from drinking water. Adsorption is the …

State-of-the-art insights on applications of hydrogel membranes in water and wastewater treatment

H Chang, H Zhao, F Qu, Z Yan, N Liu, M Lu… - Separation and …, 2023 - Elsevier
Hydrogels have been used in various applications due to their superior wetness, softness,
responsiveness and biocompatibility. Together with the rapid development of membrane …

Biofilm formation and biofouling development on different ultrafiltration membranes by natural anaerobes from an anaerobic membrane bioreactor

Y Yang, E Bar-Zeev, G Oron, M Herzberg… - Environmental …, 2022 - ACS Publications
Biofouling in anaerobic membrane bioreactors (AnMBRs) has not been studied widely.
Moreover, the effect of membrane surface properties on biofilm formation beyond initial …

High antifouling graphene membranes with Fe2O3 nanoparticles in-situ intercalation for selective dye/salt separation

R Meng, X Wang, D Li, K Zhang, X Li, Y Li, L Chen, L Ci - Desalination, 2024 - Elsevier
Effective organic dyes selective separation from high salinity textile wastewater consisting of
inorganic salts and organic dyes is of great significant for the textile wastewater treatment …

Self-healing and durable antifouling zwitterionic hydrogels based on functionalized liquid metal microgels

B He, P Wang, S Xue, S Liu, Q Ye, F Zhou… - Journal of Colloid and …, 2024 - Elsevier
Hydrogels are a promising new class of antifouling materials. But their utility is constrained
by low mechanical strength and unsatisfactory antifouling performance over the long term …

A mixed-charged polyelectrolyte complex nanofiltration membrane for mitigating scaling during high-recovery wastewater effluent desalination

H Huang, N Maman, R Bernstein - Desalination, 2023 - Elsevier
The high salinity of wastewater effluent restricts its sustainable use for irrigation.
Nanofiltration (NF) membranes can desalinate effluent. However, the applicability of …

Preparation of a CAB− GO/PES mixed matrix ultrafiltration membrane and its antifouling performance

H Wu, L Wang, W Xu, Z Xu, G Zhang - Membranes, 2023 - mdpi.com
Serious membrane fouling has limited the development of ultrafiltration membrane
technology for water purification. Synthesis of an ultrafiltration membrane with prominent anti …

Self-Enhanced Antibacterial and Antifouling Behavior of Three-Dimensional Porous Cu2O Nanoparticles Functionalized by an Organic–Inorganic Hybrid Matrix

H Li, L Zhang, X Zhang, G Zhu, D Zheng… - … Applied Materials & …, 2023 - ACS Publications
Cu2O is currently an important protective material for domestic engineering and equipment
used to exploit marine resources. Cu+ is considered to have more effective antibacterial and …

Fabrication of amphiphilic self-healing coatings with high mechanical properties and their antifouling performance

Z Liu, C He - Progress in Organic Coatings, 2023 - Elsevier
A self-healing antifouling coating with excellent mechanical strength was prepared via a
simple “one-step” method. A series of well-designed amphiphilic block copolymer …