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ArticleMaterials (Basel, Switzerland)2023

Topological Avenue for Efficient Decontamination of Large Volumes of Fluids via UVC Irradiation of Packed Metamaterials.

Nicolae A Enaki, Ion Munteanu, Tatiana Paslari, Marina Turcan, Elena Starodub, Sergiu Bazgan, Diana Podoleanu, Carmen Ristoscu, Sinziana Anghel, Maria Badiceanu and 1 more

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Article in Materials (Basel, Switzerland), 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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1citing papers in PubMed
0.5field-weighted citation impact, top 39% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

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3 · Its place in the literature

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1 citing paper in PubMed, 3 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

11 authors at 3 institutions in 2 countries.

Nicolae A EnakiQuantum Optics and Kinetic Processes Laboratory, Institute of Applied Physics, Moldova State University, 5 Academiei Str., MD2028 Chișinău, Moldova.ORCID 0000-0002-4571-7457
Ion MunteanuQuantum Optics and Kinetic Processes Laboratory, Institute of Applied Physics, Moldova State University, 5 Academiei Str., MD2028 Chișinău, Moldova.ORCID 0000-0002-5685-8888
Tatiana PaslariQuantum Optics and Kinetic Processes Laboratory, Institute of Applied Physics, Moldova State University, 5 Academiei Str., MD2028 Chișinău, Moldova.
Marina TurcanQuantum Optics and Kinetic Processes Laboratory, Institute of Applied Physics, Moldova State University, 5 Academiei Str., MD2028 Chișinău, Moldova.
Elena StarodubQuantum Optics and Kinetic Processes Laboratory, Institute of Applied Physics, Moldova State University, 5 Academiei Str., MD2028 Chișinău, Moldova.
Sergiu BazganQuantum Optics and Kinetic Processes Laboratory, Institute of Applied Physics, Moldova State University, 5 Academiei Str., MD2028 Chișinău, Moldova.ORCID 0000-0003-1660-9147
Diana PodoleanuQuantum Optics and Kinetic Processes Laboratory, Institute of Applied Physics, Moldova State University, 5 Academiei Str., MD2028 Chișinău, Moldova.
Carmen RistoscuLaser-Surface-Plasma Interactions Laboratory, National Institute for Lasers, Plasma and Radiation Physics (INFLPR), Magurele, Ilfov, RO-077125 Bucharest, Romania.ORCID 0000-0002-8433-9217
Sinziana AnghelLaser-Surface-Plasma Interactions Laboratory, National Institute for Lasers, Plasma and Radiation Physics (INFLPR), Magurele, Ilfov, RO-077125 Bucharest, Romania.
Maria BadiceanuLaser-Surface-Plasma Interactions Laboratory, National Institute for Lasers, Plasma and Radiation Physics (INFLPR), Magurele, Ilfov, RO-077125 Bucharest, Romania.
Ion N MihailescuLaser-Surface-Plasma Interactions Laboratory, National Institute for Lasers, Plasma and Radiation Physics (INFLPR), Magurele, Ilfov, RO-077125 Bucharest, Romania.ORCID 0000-0001-9486-0420
Moldova State University · MDNational Institute for Laser Plasma and Radiation Physics · ROUniversity of Bucharest · RO

Funding

Institute of Applied Physics ANCD 20.80009.5007.01Ministerul Cercetării și Inovării 30N/2023National Institute for Laser Plasma and Radiation Physics NATO EAP SFPP 984890National Institute for Laser Plasma and Radiation Physics PN-III-P4-ID-PCE-2020- 2030 (PCE113/2021)
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Nowadays, metamaterials application enjoys notoriety in fluid decontamination and pathogen annihilation, which are frequently present in polluted fluids (e.g., water, blood, blood plasma, air or other gases). The depollution effect is largely enhanced by UVC irradiation. The novelty of this contribution comes from the significant increase by packing of the total surface of metamaterials in contact with contaminated fluids. Packed metamaterial samples are subjected to UVC irradiation, with expected advantages for implant sterilization and long-term prevention of nosocomial infections over large clinical areas. The novel aspect of the investigation consists of a combination of big and small elements of the metamaterial to optimize the above effects connected with fluids and irradiation. The big elements allow the radiation to penetrate deep inside the fluid, and the small elements optimally disperse this radiation toward deeper regions of the metamaterial. A packing scheme of smaller, in-between large metamaterial spheres and fibres is proposed for promoting enhanced depollution against pathogen agents. It is demonstrated that the total surface of metamaterials in contact with contaminated fluids/surface is significantly increased as a result of packing. This opens, in our opinion, new auspicious perspectives in the construction of novel equipment with high sensibility in the detection and decontamination of microorganisms.

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fluids decontaminationsuper-packed metamaterial structuresUVC irradiationyeast/pathogen colonies

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PMID37444873
PMCPMC10342985
OpenAlexW4382057955

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