ZnO nanowires were grown on a polypropylene microfiltration capillary membrane.
Plasma treatment was used for membrane activation and hydrophilization.
The photocatalytic/antibacterial properties were studied upon light irradiation.
PP/ZnO nanowires membrane show good photocatalytic and antibacterial activity.
We report a new method for obtaining reactive membranes with ZnO nanowires.