Synthesis of Amid-MCM-41-SO3H Electrospun Nanofiber Mat: Candidate for trapping of Coronavirus (COVID-19)

In the present study, amid-MCM-41-SO3H nano-composite is fabricated through the electrospinning process, which will a significant step toward air filtration for removal of microrganism from air particularly ICU hospital. The filtration mechanism of the amid-MCM-41-SO3H composite is based on the interaction of nanofiber functionalized group (-SO3H) with surface active groups of lipids and protein of microorganisms. For the characterization of the synthesized nano composite, various instrumentation methods were used. the SEM an TEM showed that the MCM-41- SO3H nanoparticles were uniformly distributed throughout the fiber length. Fourier Transform Infrared (FTIR) spectroscopy confirms with the synthesized Amid-MCM-41-SO3H filter. X-ray Diffractometry (XRD) pattern indicated that the structure of the MCM-41-SO3H composite was well-preserved after modification. These results suggested that the amid-MCM-41-SO3H composite has higher performance in interaction with similar NPs of virus.