Ever imagined of clothes which can clean themselves with the help of bright sunlight or a when put under a light bulb?
No?
This is not fiction but science.
Dr. Rajesh Ramanathan along with his group of researchers has made it possible. He has developed a technology where textiles can clean themselves with six minutes when put under light bulb or out in sun.
Dr. Rajesh Ramanathan has merited his degree in B.Sc. in Botany and Vocational Biotechnology from Mumbai University and conferred his PhD in Nano-Biotechnology from RMIT University of Melbourne in 2012.
Before we can start throwing our washing machine our researchers say that there’s a lot more work to do, but this invention has laid a strong foundation for the future development of fully self-cleaning textiles.
The research paper was published in the journal Advanced Materials Interfaces. The work overlays the way towards nano-enhanced textiles that can impulsively clean themselves of stains and filth simply by being put under light.
When the nanostructures are exposed to light, they receive an energy boost that creates “hot electrons”. These “hot electrons” release a burst of energy that enables the nanostructures to degrade organic matter. The challenge for researchers has been to bring the concept out of the lab by working out how to build these nanostructures on an industrial scale and permanently attach them to textiles.
“Our next step will be to test our nano-enhanced textiles with organic compounds that could be more relevant to consumers, to see how quickly they can handle common stains like tomato sauce or tea/coffee.
-via Your Story
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