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"Think of how many surfaces you touch every day, from your kitchen bench to the
hand rail on the bus or train, your work desk and your phone screen.
A range of nasty viruses and other germs can easily spread via these surfaces.
The typical route of infection involves touching a contaminated surface – and
then touching your eyes, nose or mouth.
Of course, it’s possible to clean surfaces with chemical products. But these
can wear off, harm the environment or contribute to antimicrobial resistance,
where germs no longer respond to medicines because of repeated exposure.
In our new study, published in
Advanced Science, colleagues and I created a
thin plastic surface with tiny nanoscale features, billionths of a metre in
size, that mimic the nanotextured surface of insect wings and can physically
rupture viruses – specifically human parainfluenza virus type 3 (hPIV-3).
This new material offers a cheap, scalable way to make surfaces such as phones
and hospital equipment far less likely to spread disease."
Cheers,
*** Xanni ***
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mailto:xanni@xanadu.net Andrew Pam
http://xanadu.com.au/ Chief Scientist, Xanadu
https://glasswings.com.au/ Partner, Glass Wings
https://sericyb.com.au/ Manager, Serious Cybernetics
