• 文献标题:   Engineering Graphene Oxide/Water Interface from First Principles to Experiments for Electrostatic Protective Composites
  • 文献类型:   Article
  • 作  者:   VALENTINI L, BON SB, GIORGI G
  • 作者关键词:   graphene oxide, composite fiber, electrical propertie, water interface, mechanical propertie
  • 出版物名称:   POLYMERS
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  • 通讯作者地址:   Univ Perugia
  • 被引频次:   1
  • DOI:   10.3390/polym12071596
  • 出版年:   2020

▎ 摘  要

From the global spread of COVID-19 we learned that SARS-CoV-2 virus can be transmitted via respiratory liquid droplets. In this study, we performed first-principles calculations suggesting that water molecules once in contact with the graphene oxide (GO) layer interact with its functional groups, therefore, developing an electric field induced by the heterostructure formation. Experiments on GO polymer composite film supports the theoretical findings, showing that the interaction with water aerosol generates a voltage output signal of up to -2 V. We then developed an electrostatic composite fiber by the coagulation method mixing GO with poly(methyl methacrylate) (PMMA). These findings could be used to design protective fabrics with antiviral activity against negatively charged spike proteins of airborne viruses.