No More Washing: New Technology Allows Clothes To Be Cleaned Exposed To Sunlight

In this modern world of Nanotechnology, researchers are finding new things and taking the technology to the next level. In the recent research, scientists found a new way to get clothes spick and span which is quite interesting. All you need is a little bit of sunshine or even a light bulb to get your clothes cleaned.

Scientists from the RMIT University in Melbourne and Queensland University of Technology in Brisbane, Australia have been remarkably instrumental in researching and developing a pioneering nanotechnology methodology that encompasses the ability to create textiles that can miraculously clean itself.

Washing machine replaced

In this process of self-cleaning textiles, Copper and Silver-based nanostructures are famed for their ability in terms of absorption of light. When these nanostructures are exposed to light, they break down the organic matter such as stains, making it clean. Rajesh Ramanathan, who is one of the lead researchers at the Ian Potter NanoBioSensing Facility and NanoBiotechnology Research Lab at RMIT is leading this state-of-the-art research.

The team of scientists found that by treating the fabric with certain solutions, these nanostructures were able to grow steadfastly onto the textile within a span of half an hour. Thereafter, as soon as they were exposed to light, energy is released and the varied organic compounds present in the fabric degrade and disappear.

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“Basically, what we do is take a simple cotton textile, we have a few different new methodologies to grow nanostructures directly on them, and then once these structures are formed we can just shine the light on them,” explained Ramanathan. This practice had been adopted previously but it consumed a lot of time and money.

Cleaning up clothes will be absolutely easy and hassle-free, saving both cost and time in the process, and leaving behind spotlessly clean clothes. The approach is now cost-effective, time-saving, and washing machines might soon be replaced with these innovative self-cleaning cloth materials added Ramanathan.

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