Self-Cleaning Clothes

Women would be very happy to hear that researchers at Australia’s Monash University have come up with a nanoparticle coating that could make self-cleaning clothes a reality. Ladies could soon say bye, bye to hand washing and washing machines.

According to DVice, the particles, made of anatase titanium dioxide, will coat fibers in wool and silk. In order for these particles to be effective, you need to expose the clothes to sunlight for a few hours, and the particles start munching on errant spills as well as any harmful and smell-causing microorganisms and other dirt. Researchers claim that the particles won’t be introduced right away. However, they assure us that the particles are nontoxic and can be permanently bonded to the fiber, resisting laundering while keeping the cloth’s prized texture the same. Researchers are alos looking to accelerate the cleaning process.

The benefits coming from such nanotechnology can be translated into cash savings on clothes, since these clothes won’t be degraded that quick, plus you can help save wasted energy from washing machines, prevent water consumption and eliminate the use of dry-clean chemicals.

If only they could find a way o include a similar technology in every man-made thing so we don’t have to wash them and waste time on maintenance.

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