Facile Construction of Long-Lasting Antibacterial Membrane by Using an Orientated Halloysite Nanotubes Interlayer

© 2018 American Chemical Society. Membrane separation technologies have shown a brilliant potential in the field of water treatment and biotechnology and pharmaceutical industries. Surface biofouling featuring inherent complexity and hard treatability severely impedes the development of polymeric me...

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Main Authors: Liang, X., Qin, L., Wang, J., Zhu, J., Zhang, Y., Liu, Jian
Format: Journal Article
Published: American Chemical Society 2018
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/73182
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author Liang, X.
Qin, L.
Wang, J.
Zhu, J.
Zhang, Y.
Liu, Jian
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Qin, L.
Wang, J.
Zhu, J.
Zhang, Y.
Liu, Jian
author_sort Liang, X.
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description © 2018 American Chemical Society. Membrane separation technologies have shown a brilliant potential in the field of water treatment and biotechnology and pharmaceutical industries. Surface biofouling featuring inherent complexity and hard treatability severely impedes the development of polymeric membranes, posing a significant decline in their performance and lifespan. Silver nanoparticles (Ag NPs) offer the best solutions to inhibit bacteria growth and proliferation, whereas it remains challenging to confer a long-term bactericidal ability to membranes. In this study, we developed a novel approach to in situ anchor Ag NPs on membrane surface by implementing natural clay (halloysite nanotubes, HNTs) as an interlayer. The combination of well-aligned HNTs and nanosilver endows the membranes with high dye retention, salt permeation, and water permeability. Most importantly, this novel membrane exhibited a strong, long-lasting antibacterial behavior toward Escherichia coli. This strategy furnishes a new pathway in the rational assembly of Ag/HNTs antibacterial layer for potent dye/salts fractionation.
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spelling curtin-20.500.11937-731822018-12-13T09:35:41Z Facile Construction of Long-Lasting Antibacterial Membrane by Using an Orientated Halloysite Nanotubes Interlayer Liang, X. Qin, L. Wang, J. Zhu, J. Zhang, Y. Liu, Jian © 2018 American Chemical Society. Membrane separation technologies have shown a brilliant potential in the field of water treatment and biotechnology and pharmaceutical industries. Surface biofouling featuring inherent complexity and hard treatability severely impedes the development of polymeric membranes, posing a significant decline in their performance and lifespan. Silver nanoparticles (Ag NPs) offer the best solutions to inhibit bacteria growth and proliferation, whereas it remains challenging to confer a long-term bactericidal ability to membranes. In this study, we developed a novel approach to in situ anchor Ag NPs on membrane surface by implementing natural clay (halloysite nanotubes, HNTs) as an interlayer. The combination of well-aligned HNTs and nanosilver endows the membranes with high dye retention, salt permeation, and water permeability. Most importantly, this novel membrane exhibited a strong, long-lasting antibacterial behavior toward Escherichia coli. This strategy furnishes a new pathway in the rational assembly of Ag/HNTs antibacterial layer for potent dye/salts fractionation. 2018 Journal Article http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/73182 10.1021/acs.iecr.7b04725 American Chemical Society restricted
spellingShingle Liang, X.
Qin, L.
Wang, J.
Zhu, J.
Zhang, Y.
Liu, Jian
Facile Construction of Long-Lasting Antibacterial Membrane by Using an Orientated Halloysite Nanotubes Interlayer
title Facile Construction of Long-Lasting Antibacterial Membrane by Using an Orientated Halloysite Nanotubes Interlayer
title_full Facile Construction of Long-Lasting Antibacterial Membrane by Using an Orientated Halloysite Nanotubes Interlayer
title_fullStr Facile Construction of Long-Lasting Antibacterial Membrane by Using an Orientated Halloysite Nanotubes Interlayer
title_full_unstemmed Facile Construction of Long-Lasting Antibacterial Membrane by Using an Orientated Halloysite Nanotubes Interlayer
title_short Facile Construction of Long-Lasting Antibacterial Membrane by Using an Orientated Halloysite Nanotubes Interlayer
title_sort facile construction of long-lasting antibacterial membrane by using an orientated halloysite nanotubes interlayer
url http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/73182