Mesoporous silica and organosilica nanoparticles: physical chemistry, biosafety, delivery strategies, and biomedical applications

JG Croissant, Y Fatieiev, A Almalik… - Advanced healthcare …, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
Predetermining the physico‐chemical properties, biosafety, and stimuli‐responsiveness of
nanomaterials in biological environments is essential for safe and effective biomedical …

Purifying water with silver nanoparticles (AgNPs)-incorporated membranes: Recent advancements and critical challenges

Y Yu, Z Zhou, G Huang, H Cheng, L Han, S Zhao… - Water Research, 2022 - Elsevier
In the face of the growing global water crisis, membrane technology is a promising means of
purifying water and wastewater. Silver nanoparticles (AgNPs) have been widely used to …

Polymeric antimicrobial membranes enabled by nanomaterials for water treatment

J Zhu, J Hou, Y Zhang, M Tian, T He, J Liu… - Journal of membrane …, 2018 - Elsevier
The application of polymer membranes in wastewater treatment and desalination is
widespread. Nevertheless, the longstanding biofouling issue on membrane surface has …

Mesoporous silica‐based materials with bactericidal properties

A Bernardos, E Piacenza, F Sancenon, M Hamidi… - Small, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
Bacterial infections are the main cause of chronic infections and even mortality. In fact, due
to extensive use of antibiotics and, then, emergence of antibiotic resistance, treatment of …

Development of hybrid ultrafiltration membranes with improved water separation properties using modified superhydrophilic metal–organic framework nanoparticles

H Sun, B Tang, P Wu - ACS applied materials & interfaces, 2017 - ACS Publications
Metal–organic frameworks (MOFs) are being intensively explored as filler materials for
polymeric membranes primarily due to their high polymer affinity, large pore volumes, and …

Investigation of boron nitride/silver/graphene oxide nanocomposite on separation and antibacterial improvement of polyethersulfone membranes in wastewater …

V Vatanpour, B Keskin, SAN Mehrabani… - Journal of …, 2022 - Elsevier
This research introduces a practicable and straightforward procedure for improving
separation performance by blending 2D nanocomposite of functionalized hexagonal boron …

Metal oxides nanocomposite membrane for biofouling mitigation in wastewater treatment

A Agrawal, A Sharma, KK Awasthi, A Awasthi - Materials Today Chemistry, 2021 - Elsevier
These days our one of the major challenges is the treatment of polluted wastewater
produced by the growing population and industrial activities. The conventional wastewater …

Graphene oxides as nanofillers in polysulfone ultrafiltration membranes: Shape matters

Y Jiang, Q Zeng, P Biswas, JD Fortner - Journal of membrane science, 2019 - Elsevier
While a number of graphene oxide (GO) materials have been evaluated as nanofillers in
ultrafiltration membranes, there remain outstanding questions regarding GO material …

Graphene oxide-functionalized membranes: the importance of nanosheet surface exposure for biofouling resistance

W Cheng, X Lu, M Kaneda, W Zhang… - Environmental …, 2019 - ACS Publications
Surface functionalization using two-dimensional (2D) graphene oxide (GO) materials is a
promising technique to enhance the biofouling resistance of membranes used in water …

The Role of Inorganic and Carbon Nanomaterials in Surface Modification to Attain Antibiofouling Polymeric Membranes for Water Treatment─ A Review

NE Zikalala, SA Zikalala, S Azizi… - Industrial & …, 2023 - ACS Publications
Membrane biofouling is a major stumbling block in membrane technology and particularly in
the water treatment industry. Biofouling, in particular, is a serious concern because it is …