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ArticleNature communications2026

A polymer-coated nanowire sponge-based contact electrocatalytic system for simultaneous disinfection and removal of multiple micropollutants.

Geng-Sheng Lin, Arshad Khan, Kuldeep Kaswan, Shuai Wang, Manish Kumar Sharma, Ravindra Joshi, Meenakshi Ray, Ping-Yu Yang, Chun-Yo Ting, Ji Gao and 4 more

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Article in Nature communications, 2026. 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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14 authors.

Geng-Sheng Lin *School of Chemical & Biomolecular Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, GA, USA.
Arshad Khan *Department of Biomedical Engineering, National Taiwan University, Taipei, Taiwan.
Kuldeep KaswanDepartment of Biomedical Engineering, National Taiwan University, Taipei, Taiwan.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-6321-1636
Shuai WangSchool of Civil & Environmental Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, GA, USA.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-6181-1371
Manish Kumar SharmaDepartment of Biomedical Engineering, National Taiwan University, Taipei, Taiwan.
Ravindra JoshiDepartment of Biomedical Engineering, National Taiwan University, Taipei, Taiwan.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-0077-1513
Meenakshi RayDepartment of Biomedical Engineering, National Taiwan University, Taipei, Taiwan.
Ping-Yu YangDepartment of Biomedical Engineering, National Taiwan University, Taipei, Taiwan.
Chun-Yo TingDepartment of Chemistry and Center for Emerging Materials and Advanced Devices, National Taiwan University, Taipei, Taiwan.ORCID http://orcid.org/0009-0000-6740-8922
Ji GaoSchool of Chemical & Biomolecular Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, GA, USA.
Xing XieSchool of Civil & Environmental Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, GA, USA.
Tsung-Shing WangDepartment of Chemistry and Center for Emerging Materials and Advanced Devices, National Taiwan University, Taipei, Taiwan.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-4690-3438
Zong-Hong LinDepartment of Biomedical Engineering, National Taiwan University, Taipei, Taiwan. zhlin@ntu.edu.tw.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-1793-7858
Zhaohui TongSchool of Chemical & Biomolecular Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, GA, USA. zt7@gatech.edu.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-0847-5612

Funding

United States Department of Agriculture | National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) 2024-67021-42876
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The removal of diverse contaminants in wastewater remains a major challenge due to low treatment efficiencies, high catalyst costs, and risks of residual chemicals. In this work, we introduce a polymer-coated nanowire sponge (PNS) based contact electro-catalysis (CEC) system for achieving the disinfection of microorganisms and the degradation of multiple micropollutants. Under ultrasonic stimulation, PNS facilitates interfacial electron transfer and generates a high rate of reactive oxygen species (ROS). Its synergistic ROS generation and static charge electroporation achieve over 99% disinfection within 3 minutes while degrading dyes, waste tire leachate, and reducing heavy metal ions in wastewater under ambient conditions. The system also exhibits a high hydrogen peroxide (H₂O₂) production rate of 20.2 ± 0.1 μmol h⁻¹. Furthermore, PNS demonstrates excellent versatility, ease of recovery, and reusability, highlighting its strong potential for both point-of-use and large-scale wastewater treatment applications.

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