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3D Printed Fully Recycled TiO2-Polystyrene Nanocomposite Photocatalysts for Use against Drug Residues.

Maria SevastakiMirela Petruta SucheaGeorgios Kenanakis
Published in: Nanomaterials (Basel, Switzerland) (2020)
In the present work, the use of nanocomposite polymeric filaments based on 100% recycled solid polystyrene everyday products, enriched with TiO2 nanoparticles with mass concentrations up to 40% w/w, and the production of 3D photocatalytic structures using a typical fused deposition modeling (FDM)-type 3D printer are reported. We provide evidence that the fabricated 3D structures offer promising photocatalytic properties, indicating that the proposed technique is indeed a novel low-cost alternative route for fabricating large-scale photocatalysts, suitable for practical real-life applications.
Keyphrases
  • visible light
  • low cost
  • high resolution
  • drug delivery
  • cancer therapy
  • mass spectrometry
  • highly efficient
  • quantum dots