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Hospital germs and pathogens are not always transmitted directly from person to person. They can also spread via germ-contaminated objects. Together with the chemical company BASF, the Spiez Laboratory and the Technical University of Berlin, Empa researchers have developed coated textiles that inhibit or even kill pathogens. In future, they could be used as antimicrobial curtains in hospitals.

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Hospital germs and pathogens are not always transmitted directly from person to person. They can also spread via germ-contaminated surfaces and objects

Patients, visitors, and medical personnel in hospitals touch numerous surfaces on a daily basis. Pathogens such as hospital germs or viruses can be transported by door handles, railings, or elevator buttons. After contamination, smooth surfaces are relatively easy to clean. However, this is not as simple with porous structures like fabrics.

Empa researchers have studied residues from the incineration of graphene-containing plastics. Conclusion of the study: Burned composite materials containing graphene nanoparticles can be considered harmless in case of acute exposure.

Graphene-based particles released from polymer composites after abrasion induce negligible health effects. Under the leadership of Empa, an international research team of the Graphene Flagship pro ...

The health consequences of graphene-based particles produced from polymer composites following abrasion are insignificant.

The images leave no one cold: giant vortices of floating plastic trash in the worlds oceans with sometimes devastating consequences for their inhabitants – the sobering legacy of our modern lifes ...

The images would definitely touch everyone: huge vortices of floating plastic trash in the global oceans with occasionally catastrophic consequences for their inhabitants—an overwhelming legacy of contemporary lifestyle.