Scientists created an ultimate non-stick coating that can repel all forms of bacteria

[Judi Lynn]

A self-cleaning surface.

BY
PRANJAL MEHAR
DECEMBER 14, 2019

Engineered surfaces that reduce the adhesion, proliferation and spread of bacteria have promise as a mean of preventing infections and reducing the use of antibiotics. To address this need, scientists created a flexible plastic wrap that can repel all forms of bacteria, preventing the transfer of antibiotic-resistant superbugs and other dangerous bacteria in settings ranging from hospitals to kitchens.

Enlivened by the water-repellent lotus leaf, the new surface works through a blend of nano-scale surface engineering and chemistry. The surface is finished with tiny wrinkles that exclude all external molecules. A drop of water or blood, for instance, bounces away when it lands superficially on the surface. The same is true for bacteria.

Furthermore, scientists chemically treated the surface to enhance its repellent properties further, resulting in a barrier that is flexible, durable, and inexpensive to reproduce.

Leyla Soleymani, an engineering physicist, said, “We’re structurally tuning that plastic. This material gives us something that can be applied to all kinds of things.”

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[global1]

1. What Ultimately Happens To All The Bacteria That Is Repelled?.....) g

Where does all that bacteria go? Where does it wind up?

[defacto7]

2. My guess is it's more easily destroyed with less ability

to stick or protect itself and reproduce in place.

[cstanleytech]

3. Question is can it hold up to extremes of temperature and UV not to mention what does it breakdown

into over time?