Shining light on carbon aerogel photocatalysts: unlocking the potentials in the quest for revolutionizing solar‐to‐chemical conversion and environmental remediation

KJ Wong, JJ Foo, TJ Siang… - Advanced Functional …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
The past few years have witnessed a surge of interest in the development of carbon aerogel‐
based photocatalysts, stemming from their fascinating characteristics that encompass the …

Shining light on transition metal sulfides: New choices as highly efficient antibacterial agents

H Han, J Yang, X Li, Y Qi, Z Yang, Z Han, Y Jiang… - Nano Research, 2021 - Springer
Globally, millions of people die of microbial infection-related diseases every year. The more
terrible situation is that due to the overuse of antibiotics, especially in developing countries …

Photothermal-Actuated Thermoelectric Therapy by Harnessing Janus-Structured Ag–Ag2S Nanoparticles with Enhanced Antitumor Efficacy

P Zang, Y Du, C Yu, D Yang, S Gai, L Feng… - Chemistry of …, 2023 - ACS Publications
The newly developed thermoelectric dynamic therapy (TEDT) may not only solve the
problem that photothermal therapy (PTT) is limited by the overexpression of heat shock …

Visible light photocatalytic degradation of tetracycline with porous Ag/graphite carbon nitride plasmonic composite: degradation pathways and mechanism

W Xu, S Lai, SC Pillai, W Chu, Y Hu, X Jiang… - Journal of colloid and …, 2020 - Elsevier
Ag/gC 3 N 4 plasmonic photocatalysts with porous structure (Ag/PCN) were successfully
synthesized via a thermal exfoliation strategy and photo-reduction method. Owing to the …

Comprehensive insights into the application of graphene-based aerogels for metals removal from aqueous media: Surface chemistry, mechanisms, and key features

A Abidli, ZB Rejeb, A Zaoui, HE Naguib… - Advances in Colloid and …, 2024 - Elsevier
Efficient removal of heavy metals and other toxic metal pollutants from wastewater is
essential to protect human health and the surrounding vulnerable ecosystems. Therefore …

Synthesis and photocatalysis of metal oxide aerogels: a review

M Zhi, H Tang, M Wu, C Ouyang, Z Hong, N Wu - Energy & Fuels, 2022 - ACS Publications
Metal oxide aerogels have emerged as a new class of photocatalysts. As a type of 3-
dimensional (3D) porous structure, an aerogel owns the characteristics of high specific …

Graphene oxide-incorporated silver-based photocatalysts for enhanced degradation of organic toxins: a review

J Mathew, N John, B Mathew - Environmental Science and Pollution …, 2023 - Springer
Environmental contamination and scarcity of energy have been deepening over the last few
decades. Heterogeneous photocatalysis plays a prominent role in environmental …

Ag2S decorated nanocubes with enhanced near-infrared photothermal and photodynamic properties for rapid sterilization

K Xiong, J Li, L Tan, Z Cui, Z Li, S Wu, Y Liang… - Colloid and Interface …, 2019 - Elsevier
Infectious diseases caused by bacteria is always a serious problem. In this work, Ag 2 S
nanoparticles decorated nanocubes (Ag 2 S/NCs) were synthesized, in which NCs were …

Aerogels as promising materials for antibacterial applications: A mini-review

GG Kaya, E Aznar, H Deveci… - Biomaterials Science, 2021 - pubs.rsc.org
The increasing cases of bacterial infections originating from resistant bacteria are a serious
problem globally and many approaches have been developed for different purposes to treat …

Toward the application of graphene for combating marine biofouling

H Jin, L Tian, W Bing, J Zhao… - Advanced Sustainable …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
The discovery of graphene has brought great innovations to materials science. Since
tributyltin antifouling coatings were banned worldwide in 2008, the development of green …