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    Hong Kong PolyU develops new material that can effectively kill surface novel coronavirus

    • Last Update: 2022-01-22
    • Source: Internet
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    The Hong Kong Polytechnic University ("PolyU") announced on the 13th that the school's interdisciplinary research team has successfully developed a new material that can effectively kill the surface new coronavirus and most common viruses and bacteria


    According to PolyU researchers, the material is called "anti-virus 3D printing material".


    Associate Professor Lu Junyu of PolyU's Department of Textiles and Clothing, who led the team, said that laboratory tests have confirmed that the material can kill 70% of the new coronavirus and other viruses and bacteria that survive on the surface of objects within two minutes, and the anti-virus rate within 10 minutes is even higher.


    Lu Junyu said that the material is a resin material with high anti-virus performance.


    In the past year, the PolyU team has cooperated with the Home Affairs Department of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region Government and the Hong Kong Wetland Park, etc.


    Team member Professor Chien Chi-wai of PolyU's Department of Textiles and Clothing said that the handle of the recycling box has not been damaged after nearly a year of use, and no new coronavirus, E.


    The PolyU team is currently applying for patents for related technologies




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