alt.hn

4/21/2026 at 8:14:14 PM

Plastic film covered in tiny pillars can tear apart viruses on contact

https://theconversation.com/new-plastic-film-covered-in-thousands-of-tiny-pillars-can-tear-apart-viruses-on-contact-280919

by geox

4/21/2026 at 8:48:04 PM

> the distance between nanopillars matters far more than their height, with tightly packed pillars about 60 nanometres apart working best

I'd be concerned about ruling-out asbestos-like risks.

If the pillar diameters are similar the spacing (as implied by the picture) then ~60nm is in the ballpark of ~250nm asbestos fibers, which appear to be carcinogenic. [0]

[0] https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S14384...

by Terr_