MXene-based hybrid nanostructures for detection and purification of pharmaceutics and personal care products

Pharmaceutics and personal care products (PPCPs) are emerging contaminants that have been detected in various environmental matrices. The development of effective detection and purification techniques for these contaminants is crucial to ensure the safety of human health and the environment. MXene-based hybrid composites have emerged as a promising class of materials for PPCP and personal care products detection and purification due to their unique physicochemical properties, such as high surface area, hydrophilicity, and easy functionalization. In this chapter, first we have described various approaches to prepare MXene and MXene-filled and MXene-based composites via solution blending, in situ polymerization blending. Further we have discussed electrical, thermal, and mechanical properties of MXene and MXene-based hybrid composites. In the last, application potential of MXene-based hybrid nanocomposites for detection and purification of pharmaceuticals and personal care products has been discussed.