GRAPHENE HELPING NONWOVENS MANUFACTURERS CREATE MATERIALS THAT CAN KILL VIRUSES, INCLUDING COVID-19

Already described by its proponents as a “wonder material” with numerous applications across the nonwovens sector, researchers now believe that graphene can play a “critical” role in the defeat of the coronavirus pandemic. From advanced personal protection equipment (PPE) to air and water filtration systems, nonwovens manufacturers around the world have capitalised on this carbon-based material’s anti-viral capabilities to boost their product ranges. Graphene is a carbon allotrope, consisting of a single layer of atoms in a two-dimensional honeycomb ...


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