Self-cleaning clothing range proposed
A 'self-cleaning' fabric developed to protect soldiers against biological attack is being transformed into clothing for ordinary people.
Alexium is developing sports clothing from the material, which repels water, and resists stains and bacteria. The process is called Reactive Surface Treatment and works by microwaving particles of chemicals into the material.
Alexium's John Almond told the UK Science Park Association (UKSPA):
"We are now talking to some major sportswear brands to use this technology, but there are hundreds of other applications we are investigating."These range from hospital bedding and nurses' uniforms to air-conditioning filters on planes."
