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  • Reusable and Transparent Im...
    Kim, Minju; Lee, Gahyun; Jang, Segeun; Yu, Dong In; Kim, Sang Moon

    Macromolecular materials and engineering, February 2024, 2024-02-00, 20240201, 2024-02-01, Letnik: 309, Številka: 2
    Journal Article

    Air pollution by particulate matter (PM) in the air including PM1.0, PM2.5, and PM10, which are categorized by particle size, is a critical global environmental issue, harming the climate, ecosystems, and human health. Especially, ultrafine dust including PM1.0 and PM2.5 poses significant human health risks. Commercial fabric‐based filters effectively trap PMs but cause high‐pressure drop and limited filter capacity and reusability. Electrospun nanofiber filters address some issues but have low mechanical strength, toxic exposure risks, long fabrication times, and restrained reusability. Herein, a reusable and transparent impaction‐based PM filter using a UV‐curable polymeric stencil with micro apertures is proposed. The polymeric stencil filters achieve high filter efficiency (68–94%), superior filter capacity, and low‐pressure drop (<64 Pa). The polymeric stencil filters can be easily cleaned with water or ethanol and remain stable under extreme temperatures (−196 to 450 °C) with slight shrinkage (0–7%). The polymeric stencil filters can be broadly utilized for not only industrial, indoor, and vehicle filters but also transparent and flexible facial health masks. A reusable impaction‐based filter using micro‐apertured polymeric stencils for capturing particulate matter is developed. The stencil filter exhibits low‐pressure drop, and high filter capacity and efficiency. And, the flexible and transparent filters can be used for human health masks, which are stable even under extreme temperature conditions.