New antibacterial material for bandages, food packaging, shoes
Wednesday, July 21, 2010 - 13:07
in Earth & Climate
A new form of paper with the built-in ability to fight disease-causing bacteria could have applications that range from anti-bacterial bandages to food packaging that keeps food fresher longer to shoes that ward off foot odor. A report about the new material, which consists of the thinnest possible sheets of carbon, appears in ACS Nano.
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