Silk fibers that kill anthrax and other microbes in minutes

Wednesday, March 14, 2012 - 14:30 in Biology & Nature

A simple, inexpensive dip-and-dry treatment can convert ordinary silk into a fabric that kills disease-causing bacteria — even the armor-coated spores of microbes like anthrax — in minutes,...

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