New grants to combat toxic chemicals

12/06/2008

Cornell University fibre scientist Juan Hinestroza is working with US Government to create fabrics made of functional nanofibres that would decompose toxic industrial chemicals into harmless products. Potential applications include safety gear for U.S. soldiers and filtration systems in vehicles.

"These nanostructures could be used in creating advanced air filtration and personal protection systems against airborne chemical threats and can find many applications in buildings, aircraft as well as personal respirators" Hinestroza says.

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