Ivy nanoparticles a safer and more effective option for sunblock

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Just as an examination of the burrs of seeds that kept sticking to his clothes led Swiss engineer, George de Mestral, to develop Velcro, a search for an explanation as to why the ivy in his backyard clung to this fence so tightly has led Mingjun Zhnag to a new discovery. It seems that tiny particles secreted from ivy rootlets could have applications for military technologies, medical adhesives, drug delivery and, most recently, sun-block that could protect skin from UV radiation at least four times better than the metal-based sunblocks found on store shelves today. .. Continue Reading Ivy nanoparticles a safer and more effective option for sunblock

Tags: Nanoparticles, Nanotechnology, Radiation, Titanium dioxide

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