Pathogens and Global Health,
Год журнала:
2025,
Номер
unknown, С. 1 - 19
Опубликована: Фев. 6, 2025
The
effectiveness
of
conventional
techniques
for
removal
water
contaminants
remains
doubtful
on
micropollutants,
including
waterborne
protozoa.
To
the
best
knowledge,
this
study
is
first
highlighting
use
electrospun
polymeric
nanofiber
composite
membranes
coated
with
metal
nanoparticles
against
Cyclospora
cayetanensis
and
Giardia
lamblia
in
vitro.
Plain
hybrid
loaded
zinc
oxide,
copper
oxide
silver
were
prepared,
characterized,
used
filtration
contaminated
drinking
water.
Comparison
between
was
achieved
through
examination
microscopically
molecularly,
counting
viability
assessment
trapped
protozoa
after
filtration.
Moreover,
examined
by
scanning
electron
microscopy
(SEM)
detection
oocysts
cysts
ultrastructural
changes.
Results
showed
that
following
filtration,
no
detected
melting
curves
not
plotted.
A
statistically
significant
reduction
number
viable
incubated
4
days
reported.
By
SEM,
dramatic
distortions
observed
superiority
nanoparticles.
We
concluded
nanofibers
can
be
considered
a
promising
alternative
to
standard
methods.
Nanomaterials,
Год журнала:
2022,
Номер
12(10), С. 1754 - 1754
Опубликована: Май 21, 2022
In
the
current
world
situation,
population
and
industrial
growth
have
become
major
problems
for
energy
environmental
concerns.
Extremely
noxious
pollutants
such
as
heavy
metal
ions,
dyes,
antibiotics,
phenols,
pesticides
in
water
are
main
causes
behind
deprived
quality
leading
to
inadequate
access
clean
water.
this
connection,
graphite
carbon
nitride
(GCN
or
g-C3N4)
a
nonmetallic
polymeric
material
has
been
utilized
extensively
visible-light-responsive
photocatalyst
variety
of
applications.
This
review
focuses
on
recent
developments
design
photocatalytic
applications
metal-doped
GCN-based
nanomaterials
CO2
photoreduction,
splitting
toward
hydrogen
production,
bacterial
disinfection,
organic
pollutant
degradation.
Additionally,
discusses
various
methods
using
materials
optimize
dye
sensitization,
deposition,
ion
doping,
their
Applied Surface Science Advances,
Год журнала:
2024,
Номер
21, С. 100608 - 100608
Опубликована: Май 17, 2024
Magnetic
nanomaterials
(MNMs)
with
metallic
and
semiconducting
properties
are
useful
in
energy
conversion,
storage,
environmental,
biomedical,
agricultural
applications
thanks
to
their
large
surface
area,
charge
carrier
mobility,
optical
band
structure,
non-toxic
nature,
ability
recover
recycle.
However,
poor
stability,
agglomeration,
lack
of
biocompatibility,
fast
electron-hole
recombination,
leaching
acidic
environments
restrict
bare
MNMs
for
real-time
applications.
There
several
approaches
employed
overcome
these
issues,
such
as
elemental
doping,
defect
formation,
nanocomposites,
functionalization.
Among
them,
functionalization
is
one
the
promising
techniques
alter
various
specific
morphology,
size,
facet,
crystalline
phase,
electron
mobility.
Functionalized
have
been
explored
areas
research,
including
biomedical
environmental
MRI,
drug
delivery,
catalysis,
solar
hydrogen
production,
sensors,
water
air
purification.
In
this
short
perspective,
advances
strategies
modification,
amino
functionalization,
polymer
biomolecule
were
consolidated,
reviewed
discussed
detail.
Scientific Reports,
Год журнала:
2024,
Номер
14(1)
Опубликована: Авг. 19, 2024
In
the
present
study,
single-walled
carbon
nanotubes
(SWCNTs)
incorporating
chitosan-graft-gelatin
(CS-g-GEL/SWCNTs)
hydrogels
were
fabricated
with
multiple
advantages,
including
cost-effectiveness,
high
efficiency,
biodegradability,
and
ease
of
separation
for
methylene
blue
(MB)
dye
from
aqueous
solution.
To
verify
successful
formulation
prepared
hydrogels,
various
characterization
methods
such
as
NMR,
FTIR,
XRD,
FE-SEM,
TGA,
BET,
EDX
employed.
The
removal
efficiency
CS-g-GEL/SWCNTs
nanocomposite
hydrogel
increased
significantly
to
98.87%
when
SWCNTs
percentage
was
20%.
highest
adsorption
observed
pH
=
9,
an
adsorbent
dose
1.5
g
L
