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Virus-neutralising, roughened metal surfaces to be trialled on Brisbane hospital equipment – ABC News
A method of “wet-etching” and roughening metal surfaces found to deactivate viruses and bacteria is to undergo further trials in the hopes of finding a natural…

A new “wet-etching” metal treatment on surfaces is set to be trialled on trolleys, beds, and other hospital equipment in Brisbane hospitals in the hope of finding a way to reduce hospital infection rates.
Key points:
- In the trials, metal surfaces are roughened using strong etching solvents
- The nanostructured surfaces are not able to be felt but have been found to deactivate numerous viruses
- Researchers are testing the technique in Brisbane hospitals for three months
QUT medical devices specialist…
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