New nano-Textiles can "wash off" stains with sunlight

New nano-Textiles can "wash off" stains with sunlight

The research team at the Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology in Australia has developed a new method for the growth of special nanostructures, which are made of textiles that are exposed to sunlight and can degrade the stains directly. This means that after the clothes are dirty and put in the sun can be "washed" clean, the washing machine may be eliminated .

According to the physicist Network 22nd, the study paved the way for the future of Nano textiles to clean up stains and dirt on its own, published in the latest issue of the Advanced Materials Interface journal.

The team leader Ramanathan said the research has been developed in a variety of applications based on the catalyst industry, such as agricultural chemicals, pharmaceuticals, and can easily scale to industrial production levels. "The advantage of textiles is their three-dimensional structure, which has a strong ability to absorb light, which in turn accelerates the degradation of organic matter," he said. There is still a lot of work to be done before its popularity may begin to eliminate the washing machine, and this progress lays a solid foundation for the development of a fully self-cleaning future of textiles. ”

According to the introduction, when the nano-materials "impregnation" escort, so that the energy they gain can be increased, creating a "hot electron." These "hot electrons" release a lot of energy, enabling nanomaterials to degrade organic matter. The new method enables the development of enhanced nanomaterials to achieve a stable structure within 30 minutes, while some fabrics can be cleaned by themselves when exposed to sunlight for less than 6 minutes .

At present, the challenge for researchers is to make this concept available outside the lab, to make these nanostructures industrial scale and permanently attach them to textiles.

The researchers said the next step would be to test the ability of the enhanced nano-textiles to remove some organic compounds to detect how quickly they can dispose of stains that consumers often wear on clothes, such as ketchup or wine drops.

It may be premature to replace the washing machine, and now even the test of tomato sauce and wine drops has not been finished, and there are also oil stains, pigments and other more difficult to remove stubborn stains, this technology really go practical still need a long time. However , the use of sunlight to clean stains is very fresh and promising, in addition to textiles, probably most need water to clean the place can be used, environmental protection is also beneficial . In addition, it may also save a lot of "otaku" and "lazy people", drive them to the sunny outdoors to clean clothes and body and mind, so as to solve this stubborn social problem.

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New nano-Textiles can "wash off" stains with sunlight