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New coating removes 99.9% of all coronavirus on it in an hour — may soon find its ways to public spaces – ZME Science
Such a coating can be helpful both in public and in our homes.
The coronavirus pandemic has made it so that we all think twice before touching any surface in a public space. But new research at Virginia Tech aims to make it safe to touch stuff yet again.
A cross section of the coating seen under the electron microscope.Image credits Saeed Behzadinasab et al., (2020), ACS Appl. Mater. Interfaces.
The team has developed a new coating that can be applied to common surfaces that see heavy use such as doorknobs, light switches, or shopping carts. This coating …
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