The Indian Institute of Technology (IIT-ISM) in Dhanbad has developed a wash-resistant anti-viral and anti-bacterial coating of silver nanoparticles that makes textile cloth super-hydrophobic. A three-member team studied the efficacy of the coating on Escherichia coli bacteria and Aspergillus niger fungus. Tests on the novel coronavirus are under way.
After up-scaling, the coated clothes can be made available at affordable prices, according to IIT-ISM.The Indian Institute of Technology (IIT-ISM) in Dhanbad has developed a wash-resistant anti-viral and anti-bacterial coating of silver nanoparticles that makes textile cloth super-hydrophobic. A three-member team studied the efficacy of the coating on Escherichia coli bacteria and Aspergillus niger fungus. Tests on the novel coronavirus are under way.#
The study was started after the World Health Organisation recommended the use of triple-layered masks and personal protective equipment kits for COVID-19 prevention, said lead scientist and professor of chemical engineering Aditya Kumar, who was assisted by Kalpita Nath and Poonam Chauhan.
The method uses in-situ ultra-violet irradiation followed by its modification withperfluorodecyltriethoxysilane, he said.
In super-hydrophobicity, the water droplet does not stick to the surface at all and rolls off easily from it. At lab-scale, this coating is found to have excellent chemical and thermal stability making it reusable multiple times even after repeated washing.
The coated cloth exhibits exceptional self-cleaning and stain resistant properties leading to complete non-adherence of dirt, liquid droplets and stain on the cloth surface.
Since silver is also non-toxic in nature to humans at very low concentrations, the silver nano-particle coating becomes human friendly.
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