Electrospun nanofiber membranes for air filtration: A review

Y Zhou, Y Liu, M Zhang, Z Feng, DG Yu, K Wang - Nanomaterials, 2022 - mdpi.com
Nanomaterials for air filtration have been studied by researchers for decades. Owing to the
advantages of high porosity, small pore size, and good connectivity, nanofiber membranes …

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 …

[HTML][HTML] Electrospun nanofibers for medical face mask with protection capabilities against viruses: State of the art and perspective for industrial scale-up

A Cimini, E Imperi, A Picano, M Rossi - Applied Materials Today, 2023 - Elsevier
Face masks have proven to be a useful protection from airborne viruses and bacteria,
especially in the recent years pandemic outbreak when they effectively lowered the risk of …

Green synthesized nano-silver/cellulose aerogel as a robust active and recyclable catalyst towards nitrophenol hydrogenation

TGT Ho, DPT Truong, HB Nguyen, BL Do… - Chemical Engineering …, 2023 - Elsevier
Water contamination by hazardous aromatic nitro compounds is a serious problem, and
reduction in p-nitrophenol (PNP) by combining a catalyst and a reductant has been a topic of …

Sustainable applications of nanofibers in agriculture and water treatment: a review

K Badgar, N Abdalla, H El-Ramady, J Prokisch - Sustainability, 2022 - mdpi.com
Natural fibers are an important source for producing polymers, which are highly applicable
in their nanoform and could be used in very broad fields such as filtration for …

Electrospun nanofibrous ZnO/PVA/PVP composite films for efficient antimicrobial face masks

K Geetha, D Sivasangari, HS Kim, G Murugadoss… - Ceramics …, 2022 - Elsevier
Air pollution is a major concern for the global community due the environmental degradation
and human health related issues. Along with vehicular gaseous discharges, there are …

Recent advances and future perspectives in engineering biodegradable face masks

SSA Athukoralalage, CA Bell, AC Gemmell… - Journal of Materials …, 2023 - pubs.rsc.org
The emergence of the COVID-19 pandemic and airborne particulate matter pollution have
caused a surge in the consumption of face masks in recent years. Typically, face masks are …

Electrospun poly (vinyl alcohol)-based conductive semi-interpenetrating polymer network fibrous hydrogel: A toolbox for optimal cross-linking

A Zakrzewska, SS Zargarian, C Rinoldi… - ACS Materials …, 2023 - ACS Publications
Cross-linking of poly (vinyl alcohol)(PVA) creates a three-dimensional network by bonding
adjacent polymer chains. The cross-linked structure, upon immersion in water, turns into a …

Electrospun nanofibre filtration media to protect against biological or nonbiological airborne particles

FNH Karabulut, G Höfler, N Ashok Chand… - Polymers, 2021 - mdpi.com
Electrospun nanofibres can outperform their melt-blown counterparts in many applications,
especially air filtration. The different filtration mechanisms of nanofibres are particularly …

Electrospun nanofibrous membranes for controlling airborne viruses: present status, standardization of aerosol filtration tests, and future development

H Shen, M Han, Y Shen, D Shuai - ACS environmental Au, 2022 - ACS Publications
The global COVID-19 pandemic has raised great public concern about the airborne
transmission of viral pathogens. Virus-laden aerosols with small size could be suspended in …