Electrospun nanocomposite fibers for the adsorption removal of antibiotics from water bodies

Abstract

In the recent past, the overuse of antibiotics in various disciplines such as medicine (cancer treatment, heart surgery, and organ transplant), agriculture, and animal husbandry has led to the excess discharge of antibiotics from their working environments to the various water bodies, posing a major threat to both public health and the ecosystem.1 However, the ability of antibiotics to act effectively against a wide array of microbial strains has made them the best choice to mitigate the problem of microbes in many fields.