After a decade, scientists have created a plastic that can rip apart viruses, a paper in Advanced Science reads.
Speaking to The Conversation, Prof Elena Ivanova, who helped to create the film and co-wrote the study about it, explained that their creation is covered in absolutely tiny pillars that “mimic the nanotextured surface of insect wings and can physically rupture viruses – specifically human parainfluenza virus type 3 (hPIV-3).”
The virus hPIV-3 leads to diseases like bronchitis and pneumonia. The researchers hope this film will lead to a “scalable antiviral surface protect...
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