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ArticlePolymers2025

Polycarbonate Nanofiber Filters with Enhanced Efficiency and Antibacterial Performance.

Miren Blanco, Cristina Monteserín, Estíbaliz Gómez, Estíbaliz Aranzabe, Jose Luis Vilas Vilela, Ana Pérez-Márquez, Jon Maudes, Celina Vaquero, Nieves Murillo, Iñaki Zalakain and 1 more

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Article in Polymers, 2025. 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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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

1 citing paper in PubMed.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

11 authors.

Miren BlancoUnidad de Química de Superficies y Nanotecnología, Fundación Tekniker, Iñaki Goenaga 5, 20600 Eibar, Spain.ORCID 0000-0003-0031-0394
Cristina MonteserínUnidad de Química de Superficies y Nanotecnología, Fundación Tekniker, Iñaki Goenaga 5, 20600 Eibar, Spain.
Estíbaliz GómezUnidad de Química de Superficies y Nanotecnología, Fundación Tekniker, Iñaki Goenaga 5, 20600 Eibar, Spain.
Estíbaliz AranzabeUnidad de Química de Superficies y Nanotecnología, Fundación Tekniker, Iñaki Goenaga 5, 20600 Eibar, Spain.
Jose Luis Vilas VilelaMacromolecular Chemistry Group (LQM), Physical Chemistry Department, Faculty of Science and Technology, University of the Basque Country (UPV/EHU), 48940 Leioa, Spain.
Ana Pérez-MárquezProcess and Materials Area, TECNALIA, P Mikeletegi 2, 20009 Donostia-San Sebastian, Spain.ORCID 0000-0003-1314-6458
Jon MaudesProcess and Materials Area, TECNALIA, P Mikeletegi 2, 20009 Donostia-San Sebastian, Spain.ORCID 0000-0002-8458-2444
Celina VaqueroProcess and Materials Area, TECNALIA, P Mikeletegi 2, 20009 Donostia-San Sebastian, Spain.
Nieves MurilloCalvera Hydrogen Innovation, EIC-Energy Intelligence Center, Edificio Edith Clarke, Serantes Bidea, 48500 Abanto, Spain.ORCID 0000-0003-3476-8459
Iñaki ZalakainDepartamento de Ingeniería, Universidad Pública de Navarra (UPNA), 31006 Pamplona, Spain.
Leire Ruiz RubioMacromolecular Chemistry Group (LQM), Physical Chemistry Department, Faculty of Science and Technology, University of the Basque Country (UPV/EHU), 48940 Leioa, Spain.ORCID 0000-0002-2045-008X

Funding

Basque Government KK2023/00028
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The need for clean and safe air quality is a global priority that extends to diverse environments, including households, industrial spaces, and areas requiring respiratory personal protection. In this study, polycarbonate (PC) nanofiber filters coated with a coating containing a silver salt were prepared by the electrospinning process and a subsequent dipping-extraction method. These nanofiber filters presented the enhancement of air filtration efficiency and reinforcement of antibacterial properties. The research includes diverse PC filter structures, assessing beaded and non-beaded structures and varying areal weights. The study evaluated filtration efficiency across NaCl particle sizes (50-400 nm) and pressure drop outcomes. In addition, the antibacterial activity of the coated filters against

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antibacterial coatingbeaded structureelectrospun nanofibersfiltration efficiency

Identifiers

PMID40006106
PMCPMC11859788

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