Your health: Nanoscale polluted air filtration and Face mask
WHO estimates that around 70 lakh people die every year from exposure to polluted air. WHO data shows that 9 out of 10 people breathe air containing high levels of pollutants. Everyone needs air to breathe, when we breathe this air we come in contact with the air pollution. If the particles are small enough, they can even penetrate the pulmonary alveoli to enter the circulatory system and cause more serious health problems. Particulate matter (PM) is a complex mixture of extremely small particles and liquid droplets. PM2.5 refers to the atmospheric particulate matter that has a diameter of less than 2.5 micrometres. When you breathe, these particles penetrate into the lungs, which can lead to allergies or respiratory infectious diseases, e.g., lung cancer, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, or asthma. We developed new material and fabricating nanofibers membranes as high-performance air filters.
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Materials for Energy:
We use a variety of methods such as hydrothermal, solid-state reaction, solution-based growth of nanoparticles, electrospinning to synthesize new semiconductors. We are looking for materials that can convert the energy in sunlight into the potential energy of separated charge carriers.
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