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Antibacterial, High Oxidation Coatings for Environmental Applications

A special issue of Coatings (ISSN 2079-6412). This special issue belongs to the section "Environmental Aspects in Colloid and Interface Science".

Deadline for manuscript submissions: 20 July 2024 | Viewed by 2616

Special Issue Editor

Prof. Dr. Shinhao Yang

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1. Environmental Sustainability Lab, Center for General Education, CTBC Business School, Tainan 709, Taiwan
2. AI Environmental Engineering and Circular Economy Research Center, CTBC Business School, Tainan 709, Taiwan
Interests: aerosols; filtration; inactivation; antibacterial coating; plasma

Special Issue Information

Dear Colleagues,

We are pleased to introduce this Special Issue titled “Antibacterial, High-Oxidation Coatings for Environmental Applications”.

Applying antimicrobial and highly oxidative agents for environmental protection and indoor pollution control has gained popularity in recent years. This Special Issue aims at exploring the production of and treatments using antimicrobial and highly oxidative agents on various surfaces, as well as their potential. We invite authors to submit original articles to showcase innovative concepts, treatment engineering strategies and potential evaluations to the global scientific community. Professional commentaries discussing, recommending and proposing new technology developments are also welcomed.

Prof. Dr. Shinhao Yang
Guest Editor

Manuscript Submission Information

Manuscripts should be submitted online at www.mdpi.com by registering and logging in to this website. Once you are registered, click here to go to the submission form. Manuscripts can be submitted until the deadline. All submissions that pass pre-check are peer-reviewed. Accepted papers will be published continuously in the journal (as soon as accepted) and will be listed together on the special issue website. Research articles, review articles as well as short communications are invited. For planned papers, a title and short abstract (about 100 words) can be sent to the Editorial Office for announcement on this website.

Submitted manuscripts should not have been published previously, nor be under consideration for publication elsewhere (except conference proceedings papers). All manuscripts are thoroughly refereed through a single-blind peer-review process. A guide for authors and other relevant information for submission of manuscripts is available on the Instructions for Authors page. Coatings is an international peer-reviewed open access monthly journal published by MDPI.

Please visit the Instructions for Authors page before submitting a manuscript. The Article Processing Charge (APC) for publication in this open access journal is 2600 CHF (Swiss Francs). Submitted papers should be well formatted and use good English. Authors may use MDPI's English editing service prior to publication or during author revisions.

Keywords

  • antibacterial coatings
  • high-oxidation coatings
  • environmental protection
  • inactivation
  • indoor air control

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AgNWs–Silane Coatings for the Functionalization of Aramid Woven Fabrics
by Alicja Nejman, Anna Baranowska-Korczyc, Grzegorz Celichowski and Małgorzata Cieślak
Coatings 2023, 13(11), 1852; https://doi.org/10.3390/coatings13111852 - 27 Oct 2023
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Aramid woven fabrics are widely used to provide protection in extreme conditions, especially in high temperatures. Multifunctional aramid fabrics with no deteriorated thermal resistance and antibacterial properties are needed for high-risk professions. In this study, silver nanowires (AgNWs) and silanes (S) were used [...] Read more.
Aramid woven fabrics are widely used to provide protection in extreme conditions, especially in high temperatures. Multifunctional aramid fabrics with no deteriorated thermal resistance and antibacterial properties are needed for high-risk professions. In this study, silver nanowires (AgNWs) and silanes (S) were used for the functionalization of meta- (mAr) and para-aramid (pAr) woven fabrics by mixture (Ag + S) or by the layer-by-layer (Ag/S) method. Antibacterial properties, thermal management, and stability were studied to select the functionalization method which provided the highest thermal performance, comfort, and bioactivity. Both methods decreased the fabric’s surface temperature during heating in the range of 35–40 °C by 3 °C and 2 °C, respectively, for mAr and pAr, in comparison to unmodified fabrics. After Ag + S and Ag/S modifications, the thermal degradation initial temperature increased from 554 °C to 560 °C (TG/DTG) and from 525 °C to 533 °C (DSC) for pAr fabrics, and decreased from 417 °C to 403 °C (TG/DTG) and from 411 °C to 406 °C (DSC) for mAr fabrics. The reduction in Gram− (Klebsiella pneumonia) and Gram+ (Staphylococcus aureus) bacterial growth for all modified samples was above 90%. The bactericidal and bacteriostatic coefficients were slightly higher for Ag/S functionalization. The highest thermal performance and antimicrobial activity were noted for pAr fabric modified using the Ag/S method. Full article
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Evaluation of the Inactivating Ability of Carbon-Nanotube Coated Plasma Treatment on Bioaerosols for Indoor Air Cleaning
by Chi-Yu Chuang, Ying-Fang Hsu, Po-Chen Hung, Yu-Tung Dai and Shinhao Yang
Coatings 2022, 12(10), 1497; https://doi.org/10.3390/coatings12101497 - 08 Oct 2022
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This work considers the ability of carbon-nanotube (CNT)-coated plasma to inactivate bioaerosols. Escherichia coli (E. coli) and λ virus phage were chosen as the challenge bioaerosols. A test chamber was used to simulate an indoor environment and to control the air [...] Read more.
This work considers the ability of carbon-nanotube (CNT)-coated plasma to inactivate bioaerosols. Escherichia coli (E. coli) and λ virus phage were chosen as the challenge bioaerosols. A test chamber was used to simulate an indoor environment and to control the air exchange rate (ACH). The results demonstrated that CNT-coated plasma had a significant antimicrobial effect on both bacterial and viral bioaerosols. The experimental results revealed that CNT-coated plasma under an operating voltage of 6.0 kV and an ACH of 0.5 h−1 had significantly higher bioaerosol inactivating ability (kCNT, 0.24 and 0.23 min−1 for E. coli and λ virus phage, respectively) compared to the results without using CNT-coated plasma (kn, 0.09 and 0.08 min−1 for E. coli and λ virus phage, respectively). Under the higher ACH condition, the system demonstrated higher bioaerosol removal efficiency due to the mechanical effect of clean air exchange. Increasing flow rate and operating voltage could raise the inactivating ability of the CNT-coated plasma system. A CNT-coated plasma air-cleaning device was tested in a real indoor medical environment and yielded bacterial bioaerosol removal efficiency in the range from 70% to 80% within 6 h of operation (7.5 Lpm and 6.0 kV), which suggests that CNT-coated plasma treatment has the potential for further application in improving indoor air quality. Full article
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