Triboelectrification induced self-powered microbial disinfection using nanowire-enhanced localized electric fieldopen access
- Authors
- Huo, Zheng-Yang; Kim, Young-Jun; Suh, In-Yong; Lee, Dong-Min; Lee, Jeong Hwan; Du, Ye; Wang, Si; Yoon, Hong-Joon; Kim, Sang-Woo
- Issue Date
- Jun-2021
- Publisher
- NATURE PORTFOLIO
- Citation
- NATURE COMMUNICATIONS, v.12, no.1
- Journal Title
- NATURE COMMUNICATIONS
- Volume
- 12
- Number
- 1
- URI
- https://scholarworks.bwise.kr/gachon/handle/2020.sw.gachon/87320
- DOI
- 10.1038/s41467-021-24028-5
- ISSN
- 2041-1723
- Abstract
- Air-transmitted pathogens may cause severe epidemics showing huge threats to public health. Microbial inactivation in the air is essential, whereas the feasibility of existing air disinfection technologies meets challenges including only achieving physical separation but no inactivation, obvious pressure drops, and energy intensiveness. Here we report a rapid disinfection method toward air-transmitted bacteria and viruses using the nanowire-enhanced localized electric field to damage the outer structures of microbes. This air disinfection system is driven by a triboelectric nanogenerator that converts mechanical vibration to electricity effectively and achieves self-powered. Assisted by a rational design for the accelerated charging and trapping of microbes, this air disinfection system promotes microbial transport and achieves high performance: >99.99% microbial inactivation within 0.025s in a fast airflow (2m/s) while only causing low pressure drops (<24Pa). This rapid, self-powered air disinfection method may fill the urgent need for air-transmitted microbial inactivation to protect public health. Air-transmitted pathogens are a recognized threat to public health. Here, the authors develop a self-powered, rapid disinfection method toward air-transmitted microbes using the localized electric field to damage the outer structures of microbes driven by a triboelectric nanogenerator.
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