A new self cleaning paint that can make clothes and cars resistant to every day wear and tear has been developed .
This new coating can be apply to clothes , paper ,glass and steel and when combined with adhesives , maintains its self - cleaning properties after being wiped , scratched with a knife and scuffed with sand paper ..
self cleaning surfaces work by being extremely repellent to water but often stop working when they are damaged or expose to oil.The new paint creates a more resilient surface that is resistant to every day wear and tear, so could be used for a wide range of real world applications from clothing and cars .
Being waterproof allows materials to self -clean as water forms marble -shaped droplets that roll over the surface , acting like a miniature vacuum cleaners picking up dirt, viruses and bacterias along the way."said author Yao Lu from the University collage London(U CL).
"For this to happen the surface must be rough and waxy , so we set out to create these conditions on hard and soft surfaces by designing our own paint and combining it with different adhesives to help the surface withstand damage.",Said Lu.
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This new coating can be apply to clothes , paper ,glass and steel and when combined with adhesives , maintains its self - cleaning properties after being wiped , scratched with a knife and scuffed with sand paper ..
self cleaning surfaces work by being extremely repellent to water but often stop working when they are damaged or expose to oil.The new paint creates a more resilient surface that is resistant to every day wear and tear, so could be used for a wide range of real world applications from clothing and cars .
Being waterproof allows materials to self -clean as water forms marble -shaped droplets that roll over the surface , acting like a miniature vacuum cleaners picking up dirt, viruses and bacterias along the way."said author Yao Lu from the University collage London(U CL).
"For this to happen the surface must be rough and waxy , so we set out to create these conditions on hard and soft surfaces by designing our own paint and combining it with different adhesives to help the surface withstand damage.",Said Lu.
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