Together with the cold autumn season, the chances to get flue rise as never before. Although most people try to fight this problem by getting vaccination or eating a lot of fruits and vegetables, the Cornell University has introduced a better solution to the eternal problem- namely, getting dressed fashionably.
The idea of the flue-repellent clothes was introduced by the MA Student of the Cornell University, Olivia Ong, who has designed the special garments, protecting the owner from flue and other viruses. The secret of these clothes is in nanoparticles- the tiny chemically active particles- less then 100 nanometers in diameter, i.e. one thousendth of the thickness of the cotton fibers- equally distributed on the surface of the fabric.
The principle of turning an usual cotton fabric to nanotetile is simple: you just have to put a positively charged fabric into the solution of negatively charged metal ions. Everybody who has studied basic Chemistry in school can predict that the electrostatic forces will bind the positively and negatively charges substances together. At the same time, the small size of the particles gives more space for them to interact with microbes or other dangerous particles contained in the air.
The two-tone gold dress and metallic jacket were the first products of the Ong’s "Glitterati" clothing line to be displayed. The upper part of the cotton dress is covered with silver nanoparticles, which can repel bacteria and viruses. While the hood, sleeves and pockets of the jacket cantain palladium which can protect the owner from the dangerous components of the polluted air.
The main advantage of the nanofabrics is that the metallic particles are so small, that the cotton clothing remains as soft and comfortable as before. At the same time, the nanoparticles repel the dirt particles from stick into the cotton fibres, so the clothes do not need to be washed often.
The idea of the flue-repellent clothes was introduced by the MA Student of the Cornell University, Olivia Ong, who has designed the special garments, protecting the owner from flue and other viruses. The secret of these clothes is in nanoparticles- the tiny chemically active particles- less then 100 nanometers in diameter, i.e. one thousendth of the thickness of the cotton fibers- equally distributed on the surface of the fabric.
The principle of turning an usual cotton fabric to nanotetile is simple: you just have to put a positively charged fabric into the solution of negatively charged metal ions. Everybody who has studied basic Chemistry in school can predict that the electrostatic forces will bind the positively and negatively charges substances together. At the same time, the small size of the particles gives more space for them to interact with microbes or other dangerous particles contained in the air.
The two-tone gold dress and metallic jacket were the first products of the Ong’s "Glitterati" clothing line to be displayed. The upper part of the cotton dress is covered with silver nanoparticles, which can repel bacteria and viruses. While the hood, sleeves and pockets of the jacket cantain palladium which can protect the owner from the dangerous components of the polluted air.
The main advantage of the nanofabrics is that the metallic particles are so small, that the cotton clothing remains as soft and comfortable as before. At the same time, the nanoparticles repel the dirt particles from stick into the cotton fibres, so the clothes do not need to be washed often.
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