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+<br>You're free to share this text underneath the Attribution 4.0 International license. Scientists have discovered that laser-induced graphene (LIG) can protect towards "biofouling," the buildup of microorganisms, plants, or different biological materials on wet surfaces. In addition, the team additionally discovered that, when the fabric is electrified, it also kills micro organism. LIG is a spongy model of graphene, the one-atom layer of carbon atoms. The Rice University lab of chemist James Tour developed it three years ago by burning partway via an inexpensive polyimide sheet with a laser, which turned the surface right into a lattice of interconnected graphene sheets. The researchers have since suggested uses for the fabric in wearable electronics and gasoline cells and for superhydrophobic or superhydrophilic surfaces. "This form of graphene is extraordinarily resistant to biofilm formation, which has promise for locations like water-treatment plants, oil-drilling operations, hospitals, and ocean functions like underwater pipes which might be sensitive to fouling," says Tour, a professor of pc science as well as of supplies science and nanoengineering, whose team’s report appears in ACS Applied Materials and Interfaces.<br>
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+<br>When used as electrodes with a small applied voltage, LIG turns into the bacterial equivalent of a backyard [Zappify Bug Zapper site](https://elearnportal.science/wiki/Zappify_Bug_Zapper:_A_Comprehensive_Study_Report?------WebKitFormBoundaryfFw3HyoIUlrouyBF%0D%0AContent-Disposition:%20form-data