CPZ: A Sustainable Approach to the Removal of Ciprofloxacin from Water
Antibiotics in aquatic environments pose a growing threat – they promote the emergence of resistant bacterial strains and disrupt ecosystems. A team of researchers has therefore developed a new adsorbent capable of efficiently removing ciprofloxacin (a widely used broad-spectrum antibiotic) from water. The combination: Chitosan / Polyacrylamide / Zeolitic Imidazolate Framework-8 (CPZ).
Publications in May & June 2014
In the mid-year, 227 articles have been released about chitosan. The main topics addressed nanoparticles, pharmaceutical preparations, evaluation studies, animals and humans. The leading nations in publishing chitosan-related articles are again China (69 articles), USA (28) and India (21). German scientists published 5 reports.