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ReviewMicroorganisms2023

An Overview on Exploitation of Graphene-Based Membranes: From Water Treatment to Medical Industry, Including Recent Fighting against COVID-19.

Cristina Lavorato, Enrica Fontananova

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Review in Microorganisms, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

4 citing papers in PubMed.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

2 authors.

Cristina LavoratoDepartment of Environmental Engineering (DIAm), University of Calabria, Via P. Bucci, Cubo 44/A, 87036 Rende, Italy.ORCID 0000-0002-8590-9250
Enrica FontananovaInstitute on Membrane Technology of the National Research Council of Italy (ITM-CNR), Via P. Bucci, Cubo 17/C, University of Calabria, 87036 Rende, Italy.ORCID 0000-0002-2506-0160

Funding

Italian Ministry of University and Research (prot. MUR n. 10912, 06/06/2016; concession grant decree n. 3366, 12/18/2018) within the project "Development of a solar powered, zero liquid discharge Integrated desalination membrane system to address the nee 3366
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Graphene and its derivatives have lately been the subject of increased attention for different environmental applications of membrane technology such as water treatment and air filtration, exploiting their antimicrobial and antiviral activity. They are interesting candidates as membrane materials for their outstanding mechanical and chemical stability and for their thin two-dimensional (2D) nanostructure with potential pore engineering for advanced separation. All these applications have evolved and diversified from discovery to today, and now graphene and graphene derivatives also offer fascinating opportunities for the fight against infective diseases such as COVID-19 thanks to their antimicrobial and antiviral properties. This paper presents an overview of graphene-based 2D materials, their preparation and use as membrane material for applications in water treatment and in respiratory protection devices.

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antimicrobial activityantiviral activityCOVID-19graphenegraphene oxidemembraneviruswater purification

Identifiers

PMID36838275
PMCPMC9967324

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