Abstract
The frequent outbreak of infectious respiratory diseases, such as the recent COVID-19 epidemic, raised the importance of indoor air quality. Removing microorganisms from indoor air is critical to improve indoor air quality. Numerous studies in recent years have been published on developing antimicrobial materials and technologies for antibacterial and antiviral applications. This study critically reviews the recent antimicrobial advances for improving indoor air quality. This paper provides a comprehensive analysis of the antimicrobial mechanisms, development of materials, and deployment strategies, as well as a performance evaluation of the antimicrobial implication for indoor air quality. Furthermore, the challenges and opportunities of future research directions are also highlighted. Graphical Abstract: (Figure presented.)
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 13725-13755 |
| Number of pages | 31 |
| Journal | Journal of Materials Science |
| Volume | 59 |
| Issue number | 30 |
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| State | Published - Aug 2024 |
Funding
This research was supported by the US Department of Energy (DOE), Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy, Buildings Technology Office, under contract DE-AC05-00OR22725 with UT-Battelle LLC. This manuscript has been authored by UT-Battelle LLC under contract DE-AC05-00OR22725 with DOE. The US government retains and the publisher, by accepting the article for publication, acknowledges that the US government retains a nonexclusive, paid-up, irrevocable, worldwide license to publish or reproduce the published form of this manuscript, or allow others to do so, for US government purposes. DOE will provide public access to these results of federally sponsored research in accordance with the DOE Public Access Plan ( http://energy.gov/downloads/doe-public-access-plan ) .