Hand-powered and portable water disinfection system by locally enhanced electric field treatment (LEEFT) with modified nanowire electrodes

Kumar, Pushpendra; Dhar, Atul; Vaish, Rahul

doi:10.1140/epjp/s13360-022-02886-2

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“…Numerous studies have explored the use of nanowire-modified electrodes for water disinfection. Nanowires of copper and its chemical derivatives have been studied for the most, for example, 6-log inactivation for bacteria in water samples was achieved under a low voltage of 1–5 V. − Silver nanowires were also fabricated for inactivation because of high conductivity and cytotoxicity of Ag + . , A combination of metal oxide nanowires was fabricated on the same substrate to obtain better performance, such as mixed CuO and Co 3 O 4 nanowires on copper mesh . Nanowires can be further modified by element doping and membrane coating for enhancing conductivity and mechanical strength. − All of these nanowire-modified electrodes achieved rapid and efficient disinfection for water.…”

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Efficient Air Disinfection Achieved by Nanowire-Modified Copper Mesh Electrodes

Jin,

Chen,

Chen

et al. 2024

ACS EST Eng.

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Efficient Air Disinfection Achieved by Nanowire-Modified Copper Mesh Electrodes

Jin,

Chen,

Chen

et al. 2024

ACS EST Eng.

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Locally Enhanced Electric Field Treatment of E. coli: TEM, FT-IR and Raman Spectrometry Study

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In this paper, we report the study of the low-voltage locally enhanced electric field treatment (LEEFT) of E. coli bacteria via TEM analysis and FT-IR and Raman spectrometry. The formation of pores was confirmed by TEM, which revealed the membrane rupture along with the formation of precipitates in the membrane and the cell volume, and by photoluminescence spectra of propidium iodide dye. LEEFT results in the alternation of DNA and RNA structure, indicated by the change in its α-helical and β-helical forms, decrease and narrowing of the nucleic acids-related IR and Raman peaks. Membrane damage is illustrated by the ambiguous character after low-voltage exposure: several membrane fatty acids’ peaks are broadening, while the others narrow, which indicates the overall change of the molecular bonds in their moiety, and may result from the rigidification during the shrinkage of the inner membrane and the increase in fluidity of the outer membrane. The corresponding fingerprints of cytochrome c and bo, located in the membrane or in the periplasm, on Raman spectra, reflect the arising changes in their structure and moiety. The observed changes were partially confirmed by TEM images, which indicate the dense precipitates’ formation in the cell volume and membrane, as well as the cytoplasmic membrane shrinkage away from the outer membrane.

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Hand-powered and portable water disinfection system by locally enhanced electric field treatment (LEEFT) with modified nanowire electrodes

Cited by 2 publications

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Efficient Air Disinfection Achieved by Nanowire-Modified Copper Mesh Electrodes

Efficient Air Disinfection Achieved by Nanowire-Modified Copper Mesh Electrodes

Locally Enhanced Electric Field Treatment of E. coli: TEM, FT-IR and Raman Spectrometry Study

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