A bioinspired antibacterial and photothermal membrane for stable and durable clean water remediation
Yiyan Yang, Lei Yang, Fengying Yang, Wanjie Bai, Xueqian Zhang, Haotian Li, Gaigai Duan, Yuanting Xu, Yiwen Li
Abstract
as well as an evaporation efficiency of >90%. More importantly, the high antibacterial activity endowed the PDA/TOB@CA membrane with superb durability for stable reuse over 20 cycles, even in microbe-rich environments. Therefore, we envision that this study could pave a new pathway towards the design and fabrication of robust antibacterial and photothermal materials for long-term and stable clean water production.
Topics & Concepts
Photothermal therapyNanotechnologyEvaporationMaterials scienceEnvironmental remediationReuseEvaporatorNanoparticleTobramycinChemical engineeringChemistryWaste managementAntibioticsContaminationEcologyHeat exchangerGentamicinEngineeringPhysicsBiologyBiochemistryThermodynamicsSolar-Powered Water Purification MethodsMembrane Separation TechnologiesSolar Thermal and Photovoltaic Systems