Magnetically boosted 1D photoactive microswarm for COVID-19 face mask disruption
Most single-use face masks are made of synthetic plastics, thus their disposal poses a direct threat to wildlife as well as potential ecotoxicological effects in the form of microplastics. Here, the authors introduce a 1D magnetic photoactive microswarm capable of actively navigating, adhering to, a...
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| author | Jeonghyo Kim Carmen C. Mayorga-Martinez Martin Pumera |
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| description | Most single-use face masks are made of synthetic plastics, thus their disposal poses a direct threat to wildlife as well as potential ecotoxicological effects in the form of microplastics. Here, the authors introduce a 1D magnetic photoactive microswarm capable of actively navigating, adhering to, and accelerating the degradation of the polypropylene microfiber of single-use face masks. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-3cf8de1f5f744196a06ed83a38f930312023-03-22T11:45:48ZengNature PortfolioNature Communications2041-17232023-02-0114111210.1038/s41467-023-36650-6Magnetically boosted 1D photoactive microswarm for COVID-19 face mask disruptionJeonghyo Kim0Carmen C. Mayorga-Martinez1Martin Pumera2Center for Advanced Functional Nanorobots, Department of Inorganic Chemistry, Faculty of Chemical Technology, University of Chemistry and Technology PragueCenter for Advanced Functional Nanorobots, Department of Inorganic Chemistry, Faculty of Chemical Technology, University of Chemistry and Technology PragueCenter for Advanced Functional Nanorobots, Department of Inorganic Chemistry, Faculty of Chemical Technology, University of Chemistry and Technology PragueMost single-use face masks are made of synthetic plastics, thus their disposal poses a direct threat to wildlife as well as potential ecotoxicological effects in the form of microplastics. Here, the authors introduce a 1D magnetic photoactive microswarm capable of actively navigating, adhering to, and accelerating the degradation of the polypropylene microfiber of single-use face masks.https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-023-36650-6 |
| spellingShingle | Jeonghyo Kim Carmen C. Mayorga-Martinez Martin Pumera Magnetically boosted 1D photoactive microswarm for COVID-19 face mask disruption Nature Communications |
| title | Magnetically boosted 1D photoactive microswarm for COVID-19 face mask disruption |
| title_full | Magnetically boosted 1D photoactive microswarm for COVID-19 face mask disruption |
| title_fullStr | Magnetically boosted 1D photoactive microswarm for COVID-19 face mask disruption |
| title_full_unstemmed | Magnetically boosted 1D photoactive microswarm for COVID-19 face mask disruption |
| title_short | Magnetically boosted 1D photoactive microswarm for COVID-19 face mask disruption |
| title_sort | magnetically boosted 1d photoactive microswarm for covid 19 face mask disruption |
| url | https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-023-36650-6 |
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