Nanoparticle coating cleans cashmere with light

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Cashmere is a fine quality wool whose delicate nature generally means a trip to the dry cleaner is required to deal with any stains on an article of clothing made from the material. But now researchers at City University of Hong Kong (CityU) has developed a self-cleaning coating made up of nanoparticles that removes stains from cashmere by exposing the garment to light. .. Continue Reading Nanoparticle coating cleans cashmere with light

Section: Environment

Tags: City University of Hong Kong, Clothing, Coatings, Nanoparticles, Self-cleaning, Textile

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