Filtration Materials Modified with 2D Nanocomposites-A New Perspective for Point-of-Use Water Treatment.

Point-of-use (POU) water treatment systems and devices play an essential role in limited access to sanitary safe water resources. The filtering materials applied in POU systems must effectively eliminate contaminants, be readily produced and stable, and avoid secondary contamination of the treated water. We report an innovative, 2D TiC/AlO/Ag/Cu nanocomposite-modified filtration material with the application potential for POU water treatment.

Engineering of 2D TiC MXene Surface Charge and Its Influence on Biological Properties.

Current trends in the field of MXenes emphasize the importance of controlling their surface features for successful application in biotechnological areas. The ability to stabilize the surface properties of MXenes has been demonstrated here through surface charge engineering. It was thus determined how changing the surface charges of two-dimensional (2D) TiC MXene phase flakes using cationic polymeric poly-L-lysine (PLL) molecules affects the colloidal and biological properties of the resulting hybrid 2D nanomaterial.