Hygiene,
Journal Year:
2023,
Volume and Issue:
3(4), P. 406 - 415
Published: Oct. 26, 2023
Good
hand
hygiene
has
proven
to
be
essential
in
reducing
the
uncontrolled
spread
of
human
pathogens.
Cold
atmospheric
plasma
(CAP)
may
provide
an
alternative
disinfecting
hands
with
ethanol-based
handrubs
when
handwashing
facilities
are
unavailable.
CAP
can
safely
applied
skin
if
energy
is
well
controlled.
In
this
study,
radio
frequency
(RF)
and
direct
current
(DC)
sources
were
built
a
pin-to-mesh
electrodes
configuration
inside
fused
silica
tube
5
mm
inner
diameter.
Microbiological
assays
based
on
EN
13697:2015+A1:2019
using
Escherichia
coli
DSM
682
or
Staphylococcus
epidermidis
20044
used
examine
antimicrobial
effect
various
conditions.
Metal
silicone
disks
that
model
as
inoculation
matrices.
The
prototype
air
RF
achieved
significant
disinfection
MHz
range
stainless
steel
substrates.
This
equivalent
half
performance
CAP,
which
only
effective
conductive
Using
electricity
could,
further
optimization
increase
its
efficacy,
replace
complement
methods,
mitigate
economic
burden
public
health
crises
future.
Waterborne
pathogens
invariably
present
considerable
threats
to
public
health.
The
quorum
sensing
(QS)
system
is
instrumental
in
coordinating
bacterial
growth
and
metabolisms.
However,
the
responses
regulatory
mechanisms
of
bacteria
various
disinfection
technologies
through
are
still
unclear.
This
study
examines
inactivation
effect
chlorination
ozonation
on
biofilms
planktonic
cells
QS
signaling-deficient
mutants
Environmental Science & Technology,
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
58(46), P. 20676 - 20686
Published: Nov. 6, 2024
Climate
change
has
resulted
in
increased
use
of
pesticides
and
fertilizers
agriculture,
leading
to
elevated
pesticide
nitrate
levels
aquatic
ecosystems
that
receive
agricultural
runoff.
In
this
study,
we
demonstrate
far-UVC
(UV
Environmental Functional Materials,
Journal Year:
2022,
Volume and Issue:
1(3), P. 316 - 324
Published: Sept. 1, 2022
g-C3N4
has
great
potential
in
photocatalytic
inactivation
of
algal
cells
but
still
faces
challenge
due
to
the
high
recombination
rate
electron-hole
pairs,
negative
surface
charge
and
low
oxidation
ability
photo-generated
holes.
Herein,
temperature
protonation
were
used
synergistically
improve
performance
on
Microcystis
aeruginosa
inactivation.
Under
visible
light,
percent
by
best
sample
15NCN
reached
92.6%,
much
higher
than
that
(6.8%).
Results
showed
induced
separation
efficiency
pairs
oxidizing
capacity
generated
While
endowed
with
positive
which
was
beneficial
for
their
adsorption
charged
algae
cells.
Therefore,
it
is
helpful
increase
transfer
between
because
inter-attraction.
All
above
factors
activity
aeruginosa.
This
work
provides
a
new
design
idea
efficient
carbon
nitride-based
photocatalysts.
