“Because it is also a semi-conductor it can interact with visible light to degrade organic pollutants such as those found in waste water streams.”
A new multipurpose fabric covered with semi-conducting nanostructures, developed by a team of researchers from Queensland University of Technology#
Professor O'Mullane said the next step was to test the scalability of the approach and if the material was mechanically robust.
“Our testing has shown the material is chemically robust but we need to investigate whether the nanostructures can withstand tough wear conditions.”
The research was published in the journal ChemPlusChem. The team consisted of Dr Faegheh Hoshyargar and Associate Professor Anthony O'Mullane (QUT), Dr Louis Kyratzis and Dr Anand Bhatt (CSIRO) and Manika Mahajan, Anuradha and Dr Sheshanath Bhosale (RMIT). (SH)
Fibre2Fashion News Desk – India