Plant-derived silica nanoparticles and composites for biosensors, bioimaging, drug delivery and supercapacitors: a review

S Prabha, D Durgalakshmi, S Rajendran… - Environmental chemistry …, 2021 - Springer
Silica nanoparticles have rapidly found applications in medicine, supercapacitors, batteries,
optical fibers and concrete materials, because silica nanoparticles have tunable physical …

[HTML][HTML] Passive antifouling and active self-disinfecting antiviral surfaces

O Lishchynskyi, Y Shymborska, Y Stetsyshyn… - Chemical Engineering …, 2022 - Elsevier
Viruses pose a serious threat to human health and society in general, as virus infections are
one of the main causes of morbidity and mortality. Till May 2022, over 513 million people …

Recent advances in metal-based antimicrobial coatings for high-touch surfaces

M Birkett, L Dover, C Cherian Lukose… - International Journal of …, 2022 - mdpi.com
International interest in metal-based antimicrobial coatings to control the spread of bacteria,
fungi, and viruses via high contact human touch surfaces are growing at an exponential rate …

An insight into the green synthesis of SiO2 nanostructures as a novel adsorbent for removal of toxic water pollutants

P Sharma, J Prakash, R Kaushal - Environmental Research, 2022 - Elsevier
Green synthesis of nanomaterials is a sustainable, biologically safe, reliable, and eco-
friendly approach. Green synthesis is beneficial to reduce the devastating effects of the …

Antimicrobial surfaces: a review of synthetic approaches, applicability and outlook

U Mahanta, M Khandelwal, AS Deshpande - Journal of Materials Science, 2021 - Springer
The rapid spread of microorganisms such as bacteria, fungi, and viruses can be extremely
detrimental and can lead to seasonal epidemics or even pandemic situations. In addition …

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 …

Fight against COVID-19: The case of antiviral surfaces

K Shirvanimoghaddam, MK Akbari, R Yadav… - Apl Materials, 2021 - pubs.aip.org
The COVID-19 pandemic is the largest global public health outbreak in the 21st century so
far. Based on World Health Organization reports, the main source of SARS-CoV-2 infection …

Robust epoxy-modified superhydrophobic coating for aircraft anti-icing systems

D Zeng, Y Li, D Huan, H Liu, H Luo, Y Cui, C Zhu… - Colloids and Surfaces A …, 2021 - Elsevier
To meet the requirements of hydrophobicity, durability, and anti-icing properties for aircraft
coatings, a hydrophobic modified epoxy matrix was incorporated with micro-nano …

Recent advances on nanomaterials to COVID‐19 management: a systematic review on antiviral/virucidal agents and mechanisms of SARS‐CoV‐2 inhibition …

APA Carvalho, CA Conte‐Junior - Global challenges, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
The current pandemic of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID‐19) is recognized as a public
health emergency of worldwide concern. Nanomaterials can be effectively used to detect …

Recent advances in superhydrophobic and antibacterial coatings for biomedical materials

L Wang, X Guo, H Zhang, Y Liu, Y Wang, K Liu… - Coatings, 2022 - mdpi.com
In recent years, biomedical materials have been used in the response to the emergence of
medical infections that pose a serious threat to the health and life of patients. The …