Brazilian textile company Dalila Têxtil and Italian Albini Group create fabrics capable of destroying the protective outer layer of COVID
The novelty promises to be effective against enveloped viruses such as COVID by using silver (antimicrobial) particles to attract the virus with an opposite charge causing it to bind to the sulphur groups present on the surface surrounding the virus. This reaction blocks the virus' binding in host cells, preventing the micro-organism from releasing its genetic material inside.