General Objective: Develop highly effective antimicrobial (antiviral and antibacterial) fibrous polymeric membranes by means of electrospinning, from the synthesis of new monomers capable of forming liquid polymers with high dipole moment and the inclusion of nanoparticles with antimicrobial capacity; application in a mask prototype.
Specific objectives
- Develop new dianhydride and diamine monomers with the appropriate characteristics that allow the formation of intermediate polyamic acids for the formation of PI. The new PIs should present convenient values of polarity in the liquid state for the development of fibrous films by electrospinning. It is proposed to carry out reactions between dianhydride and diamine (BAPS and BTDA) for the formation of PI.
- Synthesize and characterize nanoparticles of silver, copper, titania, zinc oxide and ceria by different techniques for their incorporation into IP fibers and provide them with antimicrobial activity.
- Synthesize and characterize PI microfibers with and without copper, silver, titania, zinc oxide, and ceria nanoparticles by electrospinning for the retention of particulate matter and providing antimicrobial activity to the membranes.
- Evaluate the antiviral, antibacterial and particle retention effectiveness of the membranes developed in a mask prototype.
Participating Institutions:
PUCE, ESPE, UTE.
Participants:
Director of the project Patricio Javier Espinoza Montero.
- Patricio Javier Espinoza Montero
- David Sebastian Chuquer Alone
- Jose Luis Pineiros Mendoza
- Carlos Fabian Orbea Hinojosa
- Jorge Humberto Heredia Moya
Awarded budget: $45000
Project status: Signing of agreements.
