Biobased Antiviral Nonwoven Mask Filter with High Filtration Performance

• Published in: ACS applied engineering materials Vol. 1; no. 1; pp. 646 - 659
• Main Authors: Singh, Singam Suranjoy, Zaitoon, Amr, Arvaj, Laura, Balamurugan, Sampathkumar, Manickavasagan, Annamalai, Lim, Loong-Tak
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: American Chemical Society 27.01.2023
• Subjects: lignin-stabilized AgNPs; free-surface electrospinning; high filtration performance; biobased; antiviral

The COVID-19 pandemic has resulted in an increased demand of functional nonwovens for face mask applications. In this study, biobased nonwoven filters (NWFs) loaded with silver nanoparticles (AgNPs) were developed. The AgNPs were prepared by reducing Ag+ with lignin extracted from Miscanthus × gigan...