Applications of electrospinning in human health: From detection, protection, regulation to reconstruction

Y Si, S Shi, J Hu - Nano Today, 2023 - Elsevier
Electrospinning is a mature and efficient method to produce nanofiber materials with
different dimensions and morphologies. In the context of increasingly prominent human …

High-performance multifunctional electrospun fibrous air filter for personal protection: A review

Z Shao, H Chen, Q Wang, G Kang, X Wang, W Li… - Separation and …, 2022 - Elsevier
With the increasingly serious air pollution and the rampant coronavirus disease 2019
(COVID–19), preparing high–performance air filter to achieve the effective personal …

Biodegradable and high-performance multiscale structured nanofiber membrane as mask filter media via poly (lactic acid) electrospinning

L Wang, Y Gao, J Xiong, W Shao, C Cui, N Sun… - Journal of Colloid and …, 2022 - Elsevier
The usage of single-use face masks (SFMs) has increased since the outbreak of the
coronavirus pandemic. However, non-degradability and mismanagement of SFMs have …

Recycling of polyethylene terephthalate wastes: A review of technologies, routes, and applications

NAS Suhaimi, F Muhamad… - Polymer Engineering …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
With increasing usage of polyethylene terephthalate (PET) wastes polluting the oceans and
environment, the recycling of PET wastes has become a crucial issue to be overcome. In this …

Nanotechnology transition roadmap toward multifunctional stimuli-responsive face masks

A Zakrzewska, MA Haghighat Bayan… - … Applied Materials & …, 2022 - ACS Publications
In recent times, the use of personal protective equipment, such as face masks or respirators,
is becoming more and more critically important because of common pollution; furthermore …

[HTML][HTML] Internet-of-nano-things (IoNT) driven intelligent face masks to combat airborne health hazard

V Chaudhary, A Gautam, P Silotia, S Malik… - Materials Today, 2022 - Elsevier
Face masks have been used as the most effective and economically viable preventive tool,
which also creates a sense of social solidarity in collectively combatting the airborne health …

Photocatalytic rejuvenation enabled self-sanitizing, reusable, and biodegradable masks against COVID-19

Q Li, Y Yin, D Cao, Y Wang, P Luan, X Sun, W Liang… - ACS …, 2021 - ACS Publications
Personal protective equipment (PPE) has been highly recommended by the US Centers for
Disease Control and Prevention for self-protection during the disastrous SARS-CoV-2 …

Face masks to combat coronavirus (covid-19)—processing, roles, requirements, efficacy, risk and Sustainability

MZ Rahman, ME Hoque, MR Alam, MA Rouf, SI Khan… - Polymers, 2022 - mdpi.com
Increasingly prevalent respiratory infectious diseases (eg, COVID-19) have posed severe
threats to public health. Viruses including coronavirus, influenza, and so on can cause …

[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 …

Triboelectric nanogenerator from used surgical face mask and waste mylar materials aiding the circular economy

H Varghese, A Chandran - ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces, 2021 - ACS Publications
Apart from claiming the lives of more than 3.2 million people, the COVID-19 pandemic is
worsening the global plastic pollution every day, mainly with the overflux of single-use …