Antibacterial and antiviral functional materials: chemistry and biological activity toward tackling COVID-19-like pandemics

B Balasubramaniam, Prateek, S Ranjan… - ACS Pharmacology & …, 2020 - ACS Publications
The ongoing worldwide pandemic due to COVID-19 has created awareness toward
ensuring best practices to avoid the spread of microorganisms. In this regard, the research …

CdS based 3D nano/micro-architectures: formation mechanism, tailoring of visible light activities and emerging applications in photocatalytic H 2 production, CO 2 …

J Prakash, P Kumar, N Saxena, Z Pu, Z Chen… - Journal of Materials …, 2023 - pubs.rsc.org
Semiconductor photocatalyst nanomaterials have been extensively studied for the last few
decades due to their great potential in solving energy and environmental problems on the …

Enhanced photocatalytic degradation of Acid Blue dye using CdS/TiO2 nanocomposite

N Qutub, P Singh, S Sabir, S Sagadevan, WC Oh - Scientific Reports, 2022 - nature.com
Photocatalytic degradation is essential for the successful removal of organic contaminants
from wastewater, which is important for ecological and environmental safety. The advanced …

Photocatalytic degradation of dyes by novel electrospun nanofibers: A review

B Sarkodie, J Amesimeku, C Frimpong, EK Howard… - Chemosphere, 2023 - Elsevier
Textile industry is a significant contributor of wastewater, which contains pollutants including
dye and other chemical substances. The release of thousands of tons of dye used in textile …

Hydrothermal synthesis of TiO2 nanorods: formation chemistry, growth mechanism, and tailoring of surface properties for photocatalytic activities

T Gupta, J Cho, J Prakash - Materials Today Chemistry, 2021 - Elsevier
Titanium dioxide (TiO 2) is one of the best semiconductor photocatalysts with optical band
gap of 3.2 eV. The optical band gap and photocatalytic properties could be further tuned by …

Engineering metal oxide semiconductor nanostructures for enhanced charge transfer: fundamentals and emerging SERS applications

V Rajput, RK Gupta, J Prakash - Journal of Materials Chemistry C, 2022 - pubs.rsc.org
There is a growing interest in semiconductor nanomaterials for their potential applications as
ultrasensitive surface enhanced Raman scattering (SERS) substrates in various fields …

TiO2 nanoflower photocatalysts: Synthesis, modifications and applications in wastewater treatment for removal of emerging organic pollutants

A Chakraborty, O Ruzimuradov, RK Gupta, J Cho… - Environmental …, 2022 - Elsevier
Titanium dioxide (TiO 2) has been considered as one of the most promising photocatalysts
nanomaterials and is being used in a variety of fields of energy and environment under …

Photocatalytic TiO2 nanomaterials as potential antimicrobial and antiviral agents: Scope against blocking the SARS-COV-2 spread

J Prakash, J Cho, YK Mishra - Micro and Nano Engineering, 2022 - Elsevier
The whole world is struggling with current coronavirus pandemic that shows urgent need to
develop novel technologies, medical innovations or innovative materials for controlling …

Recent advances in the synthesis of defective TiO2 nanofibers and their applications in energy and catalysis

Y Zhang, J Yan - Chemical Engineering Journal, 2023 - Elsevier
Abstract TiO 2 nanofibers (NFs,< 1000 nm) with the merits of one-dimensional (1D) structure,
adjustable surface active sites, excellent electro-and photochemical properties, nontoxicity …

Nanohybrid SERS substrates intended for food supply chain safety

B Li, S Liu, L Huang, M Jin, J Wang - Coordination Chemistry Reviews, 2023 - Elsevier
Agri-food safety incidents not only threaten the life and health of consumers but also
seriously hinder the development of the food supply chain. It is generally accepted that the …