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SMALL
卷 17, 期 42, 页码 -出版社
WILEY-V C H VERLAG GMBH
DOI: 10.1002/smll.202102453
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antimicrobial efficiency; antiviral agents; functionalized masks; SARS-CoV-2; self-sterilization
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- International Innovation Center for Forest Chemicals and Materials, Nanjing Forestry University
- National Nature Science Foundation of China [31730106, 31770623]
- NSERC Canada
The vulnerability of commercially available face masks during the COVID-19 outbreak has highlighted the urgent demand for innovative masks with advanced functions. Functionalized masks with various properties such as antimicrobial characteristics, self-disinfectant capabilities, and self-cleaning abilities can be created through incorporating different agents and strategies. The effectiveness and limitations of these methods in enhancing mask protection performance are well-discussed in this review.
The outbreak of COVID-19 revealed the vulnerability of commercially available face masks. Without having antibacterial/antiviral activities, the current masks act only as filtering materials of the aerosols containing microorganisms. Meanwhile, in surgical masks, the viral and bacterial filtration highly depends on the electrostatic charges of masks. These electrostatic charges disappear after 8 h, which leads to a significant decline in filtration efficiency. Therefore, to enhance the masks' protection performance, fabrication of innovative masks with more advanced functions is in urgent demand. This review summarizes the various functionalizing agents which can endow four important functions in the masks including i) boosting the antimicrobial and self-disinfectant characteristics via incorporating metal nanoparticles or photosensitizers, ii) increasing the self-cleaning by inserting superhydrophobic materials such as graphenes and alkyl silanes, iii) creating photo/electrothermal properties by forming graphene and metal thin films within the masks, and iv) incorporating triboelectric nanogenerators among the friction layers of masks to stabilize the electrostatic charges and facilitating the recharging of masks. The strategies for creating these properties toward the functionalized masks are discussed in detail. The effectiveness and limitation of each method in generating the desired properties are well-explained along with addressing the prospects for the future development of masks.
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