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Smart multi-tasking PDMS Nanocomposite sponges for microbial and oil contamination removal from water

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Here, we demonstrate multifunctional activity of a polydimethyl siloxane (PDMS) nanocomposite sponge for microbial mitigation and oil contaminant removal from water. Different concentrations of silver (Ag) nanoparticles have been studied for their anti-microbial activity along with activated Carbon (AC). Further, AC and Ag nanoparticles were incorporated inside the PDMS sponge using a unique non-aqueous in-situ reduction synthesis method to generate a nanocomposite sponge thus, rendering a hierarchical (i.e. micropores decorated with nanoparticles) texture on the sponge. The as-grown sponges were tested for their physico-chemical characteristics along with features including anti-microbial activity as well as absorption of floating-oil contaminants from water.

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  3. Kritika Pandey and Harsimran Singh Bindra contributed equally to this work.

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Pandey, K., Bindra, H.S., Paul, D. et al. Smart multi-tasking PDMS Nanocomposite sponges for microbial and oil contamination removal from water. J Polym Res 27, 189 (2020). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10965-020-02109-1

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