DOI: 10.1039/d3ta02705h ISSN:

Development of liquid-crystalline smectic nanoporous membranes for the removal of SARS-CoV-2 and waterborne viruses

Takeshi Sakamoto, Kazuhiro Asakura, Naru Kang, Riki Kato, Miaomiao Liu, Tsuyoshi Hayashi, Hiroyuki Katayama, Takashi Kato
  • General Materials Science
  • Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment
  • General Chemistry

Water-treatment membranes were prepared from smectic liquid-crystalline monomers. Tuning of their molecular-assembled structures enabled efficient removal of viruses including SARS-CoV-2.

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