(The Gist of Science Reporter) Washable Textile Coating

[July-2020]

Washable Textile Coating

• Research from the LAMP Lab at the University of Pittsburgh Swanson School of Engineering has created a textile coating which is capable of preventing viruses from adhering to the surface. The work was recently published in ACS Applied Materials and Interfaces.
• If the treated fabric would repel beta-coronaviruses, and in particular SARS-CoV-2, this could have a huge impact for healthcare workers and even the general public if PPE, scrubs, or even clothing could be made from protein, blood-, bacteria-, and virus-repelling fabrics.

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