Nature Communications (May 2019)

Metal-organic frameworks with photocatalytic bactericidal activity for integrated air cleaning

  • Ping Li,
  • Jiazhen Li,
  • Xiao Feng,
  • Jie Li,
  • Yuchen Hao,
  • Jinwei Zhang,
  • Hang Wang,
  • Anxiang Yin,
  • Junwen Zhou,
  • Xiaojie Ma,
  • Bo Wang

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-019-10218-9
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 10, no. 1
pp. 1 – 10

Abstract

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Personal protective air filtration masks are becoming increasingly desirable, but most commercial air purifiers have poor biocidal capabilities. Here the authors fabricate metal–organic framework-based air filters with both high particulate matter removal efficiencies and photocatalytic bactericidal properties.