SELF-CLEANING COATINGS SELF-CLEANING LAVATORIES SELF-CLEANING HOSPITAL SURFACES
February 1st, 2006
BY MONICA DOBIE
A NEW coating may make cleaning bathrooms a chore of the past say researchers from Sydney, Australia. The Australia Research Council Centre for Functional Nanomaterials is studying tiny particles of titanium dioxide currently used on outdoor surfaces such as self-cleaning windows, to be used in indoor surfaces in homes and hospitals. The particles work by absorbing UV light that energise electrons, giving them an oxidising quality stronger than any commercial bleach. These nanoparticles then kill microbes and break down organic compounds. ...
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