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Despite the fact that washing machines to some extent revolutionized our way of life, washing can still deliver a lot of trouble. Linen deteriorates, wrinkles, sometimes gets dirty with hanging, and the process of automated washing is spent decent amount of water and electricity. Surely, each of we would agree to have clothes that always stay clean completely without washing. Moreover, modern chemical washing powders, pastes and liquids also ruin our health.
Amazing self-cleaning cloth
Fortunately, Australian scientists recently invented such “magic” fabric. A little sunshine – that’s all necessary for cleaning innovative textile material with nanostructures. You can sweat and cover as much as you like dust on a sunny day – a T-shirt made of such fabric or the trousers will quickly clean on their own, and on your clothes will not not a speck left. A real find for those with constant washing does not have enough time, but for a large wardrobe – Money.
The staff of the Melbourne Institute of Technology succeeded find not only extremely effective, but also quite cheap and a simple way to grow special nanostructures that decompose dirt under the influence of sunlight. All waste unnoticed poured down. Instead of washing clothes made from such textile, can be left for a short time under an ultraviolet lamp, periodically removing waste particles remaining from the processing of dirt – almost the dust that we collect every day a vacuum cleaner.
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Self-cleaning fabric is almost ready to enter the market
Creating this technology, the Australians were inspired best practices of the pharmaceutical and agrochemical industries industry. 3D self-cleaning textiles According to researchers, it can become indispensable for humanity. First, technology, of course, needs to be carefully to test, however, scientists can now say with accuracy that their innovation is nearly perfect. Next important the stage should be the establishment of industrial production of such material.
The described nanostructures are composed of silver and copper. They are absorb ultraviolet radiation, and are formed in the tissue so called “hot electrons” that release energy. It is this energy and is used to decompose organic matter and dirt. Scientists conducted a laboratory experiment by soaking a piece of white tissue cherry juice and then placing it under ultraviolet lamp. Microscopic analysis showed that textiles began to clean yourself in six minutes. Another fifty seven passed minutes, and the fabric took its previous light appearance, that is, it became in our understanding perfectly clean.
The results of this study were published recently in the popular science publication Advanced Materials Interfaces, dedicated to innovative materials.
