Self-cleaning Clothes

A team of researchers at Monash University in Australia and the Hong Kong Polytechnic University have developed a process that cause keratins to self clean and protect themselves from UV degradation.

clipped from www.sciencedaily.com Nanotechnology Lends A Hand With 'Self-cleaning' Wool And Silk Fabrics ScienceDaily (Feb. 14, 2008) — Wool skirts and silk ties may avoid those pricey trips to the dry-cleaner in the future and clean themselves, researchers in Australia and China suggest. They report development of a nanoparticle coating that could lead to "self-cleaning" wool and silk fabrics. In a recent laboratory study, wool treated with a new nanoparticle coating (bottom row) removed red wine stains more effectively than plain wool (top row) and wool coated with another stain-fighting chemical (middle row), scientists say. (Credit: Courtesy of the American Chemical Society) clipped from www.tfot.info Professor John H. Xin with the self cleaning fabrics (Credit: digitallifestyle.org)

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