Title :

Electrospun Filtering Membrane Designed as Component of Self-Decontaminating Protective Masks

Author(s) :

Muniz, Nathália Oderich [Auteur]
Unité Matériaux et Transformations - UMR 8207 [UMET]
Gabut, Sarah [Auteur]
Unité Matériaux et Transformations - UMR 8207 [UMET]
Maton, Mickael [Auteur]
Médicaments et biomatériaux à libération contrôlée: mécanismes et optimisation - Advanced Drug Delivery Systems - U 1008 [MBLC - ADDS]
Odou, Pascal [Auteur]
Groupe de Recherche sur les formes Injectables et les Technologies Associées - ULR 7365 [GRITA]
Vialette, Michèle [Auteur]
Institut Pasteur de Lille
Pinon, Anthony [Auteur]
Institut Pasteur de Lille
Neut, Christel [Auteur]
Lille Inflammation Research International Center - U 995 [LIRIC]
Tabary, Nicolas [Auteur]
Unité Matériaux et Transformations - UMR 8207 [UMET]
Blanchemain, Nicolas [Auteur]
Médicaments et biomatériaux à libération contrôlée: mécanismes et optimisation - Advanced Drug Delivery Systems - U 1008 [MBLC - ADDS]
Martel, Bernard [Auteur]
Unité Matériaux et Transformations - UMR 8207 [UMET]
Gabut, Sarah [Auteur]

Journal title :

Nanomaterials

Abbreviated title :

Nanomaterials

Volume number :

13

Pages :

9

Publisher :

MDPI AG

Publication date :

2023

ISSN :

2079-4991

English keyword(s) :

COVID-19
coronavirus
electrospinning
face masks
air filtration
antiviral
antibacterial
nanofibers

HAL domain(s) :

Chimie/Matériaux
Chimie/Polymères

English abstract : [en]

The 2019 coronavirus outbreak and worsening air pollution have triggered the search for manufacturing effective protective masks preventing both particulate matter and biohazard absorption through the respiratory tract. ...
Show more >The 2019 coronavirus outbreak and worsening air pollution have triggered the search for manufacturing effective protective masks preventing both particulate matter and biohazard absorption through the respiratory tract. Therefore, the design of advanced filtering textiles combining efficient physical barrier properties with antimicrobial properties is more newsworthy than ever. The objective of this work was to produce a filtering electrospun membrane incorporating a biocidal agent that would offer both optimal filtration efficiency and fast deactivation of entrapped viruses and bacteria. After the eco-friendly electrospinning process, polyvinyl alcohol (PVA) nanofibers were stabilized by crosslinking with 1,2,3,4-butanetetracarboxylic acid (BTCA). To compensate their low mechanical properties, nanofiber membranes with variable grammages were directly electrospun on a meltblown polypropylene (PP) support of 30 g/m2. The results demonstrated that nanofibers supported on PP with a grammage of around only 2 g/m2 presented the best compromise between filtration efficiencies of PM0.3, PM0.5, and PM3.0 and the pressure drop. The filtering electrospun membranes loaded with benzalkonium chloride (ADBAC) as a biocidal agent were successfully tested against E. coli and S. aureus and against human coronavirus strain HCoV-229E. This new biocidal filter based on electrospun nanofibers supported on PP nonwoven fabric could be a promising solution for personal and collective protection in a pandemic context.Show less >

Language :

Anglais

Audience :

Internationale

Popular science :

Non

ANR Project :

Textile ELEctrofilé à activité anti-infectieuse pour la confection de MASQues respiratoires

Administrative institution(s) :

Université de Lille
CNRS
INRAE
ENSCL

Collections :

• Unité Matériaux et Transformations (UMET) - UMR 8207

Research team(s) :

Ingénierie des Systèmes Polymères

Submission date :

2023-01-09T09:39:48Z
2023-01-09T10:29:00Z
2023-03-28T11:01:45Z