NANOFIBRE PLASTIC WIPE DETECTS PATHOGENS
September 1st, 2006
BY MONICA DOBIE
CORNELL University researchers in the US have developed a new non-woven absorbent biodegradable wipe made of nanofibres, themselves embedded with nanoparticles containing antibodies able to quickly detect biohazards on any surface.
The cloth requires little training to use and is made of polyactide, a plastic polymer derived from corn that is inexpensive to manufacture.
Study leader Dr Margaret Frey said the decision to use plastic nanofibres was because they have a larger surface to which many sensors could be applied. Another material, for ...
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