New Wall Coating Can Capture Covid Droplets
The New Indian Express Chennai|June 17, 2021
Scientists develop substance that can trap respiratory droplets rather than allow them to bounce off and circulate
New Wall Coating Can Capture Covid Droplets

RESEARCH

US scientists said on Wednesday they had developed a sticky wall coating that repurposes ingredients used in hair conditioners to trap aerosolized droplets, and hope it will become another tool in the fight against Covid and other airborne diseases.

The substance can be applied to surfaces such as plexiglass dividers to capture respiratory droplets, rather than allowing them to bounce off and remain in circulation.

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