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Student Creates Garment With Bacteria-trapping Nanofibers
The fabrics were created by dipping them in solutions containing
nanoparticles. The resultant colors are not the product of dyes, but
rather, reflections of manipulation of particle size or arrangement. The upper portion of the dress contains cotton
coated with silver nanoparticles. First positively charged cotton fibers are created using ammonium- and epoxy-
based reactions, inducing positive ionization. The silver particles, about 10-20 nanometers across were synthesized
ScienceDaily (May 7, 2007) — Apparel design assistant professor Van
Dyke Lewis and Designer student Olivia Ong has taken "functional
clothing" to a whole new level in with collaboration of fiber scientists
Juan Hinestroza and Hong Dong at Cornell. Ong's dress and jacket,
part of her original fashion line called "Glitterati," look innocently hip.
But closer inspection with a microscope shows an army of
electrostatically charged nanoparticles creating a protective shield
around the cotton fibers in the top part of the dress, and the sleeves,
hood and pockets of the jacket.
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