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- Title
Triboelectrification induced self-powered microbial disinfection using nanowire-enhanced localized electric field.
- 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
- 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 0.025 s in a fast airflow (2 m/s) while only causing low pressure drops (<24 Pa). 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.
- Subjects
ELECTRIC fields; PRESSURE drop (Fluid dynamics); MICROBIAL inactivation; VIBRATION (Mechanics); AIR flow; NANOWIRES; TRIBOELECTRICITY
- Publication
Nature Communications, 2021, Vol 12, Issue 1, p1
- ISSN
2041-1723
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1038/s41467-021-24028-5