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The technology used to create the film also ensures it is degradable - unlike the current disposable plastic films it would replace, which is much more ...

(2022) Flexible, disposable photocatalytic plastic films for the destruction of viruses. This film could replace many of the disposable plastic films used in the healthcare industry as it has the added value of being self-sterilising at no real extra cost. Journal of Photochemistry and Photobiology B: Biology. Dr Connor Bamford says: "Pathogenic viruses like SARS2 and influenza will continue to be global problem for years to come. Coey at the Wellcome-Wolfson Institute for Experimental Medicine in the School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences at Queen's. Through rigorous testing we have found that it is effective at killing viruses with just room light - this is the first time that anything like this has been developed and we hope that it will be a huge benefit to society."