Garments treated with metallic nanoparticles prevent colds and flu

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Design student Olivia Ong acute07 hugs two garments treated with metallic nanoparticles through a collaboration with fiber scientists Juan Hinestroza and Hong Dong that she designed as part of her fashion line quotGlitterati.quot Credit: Cornell Univ ...
Design student Olivia Ong '07 hugs two garments, treated with metallic nanoparticles through a collaboration with fiber scientists Juan Hinestroza and Hong Dong, that she designed as part of her fashion line, "Glitterati." Credit: Cornell University

Fashion designers and fiber scientists at Cornell have taken "functional clothing" to a whole new level. They have designed a garment that can prevent colds and flu and never needs washing, and another that destroys harmful gases and protects the wearer from smog and air pollution.


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