Self-disinfecting surfaces that reduce the activity of influenza A, hepatitis C and E. coli have been developed by scientists from the US.
The team from UCLA used zinc-copper-indium nanocrystals to make surfaces that allow oxygen species and other free radicals to form under visible light illumination. These active species reduce influenza A activity up to 94% and hepatitis C up to 85%.
Read this HOT communication today:
Visible light powered self-disinfecting coatings for influenza viruses
Ding Weng , Hangfei Qi , Ting-Ting Wu , Ming Yan , Ren Sun and Yunfeng Lu
Nanoscale, 2012, DOI: 10.1039/C2NR30388D
