A recent Medgadget article discussed a new development that could make reusable personal protective equipment (PPE) repel viruses amid the COVID-19 pandemic. A team of researchers at the University of Pittsburgh created a coating that can be applied to textiles to make them repel viruses and bodily fluids such as saliva and blood. The coating contains polytetrafluorethylene nanoparticles that are suspended in a solvent that’s drop-casted and bound to the textile fibers with heat.
Quick Hits: New Fabric Coating Repels Viruses
The textiles are reusable and don’t lose virus-repelling properties with washing.
May 19, 2020
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