Medical Daily, a medical news web site, reported on Professor Jaroslaw Drelich’s (MSE) research using copper nanoparticles mixed with vermiculate to prevent bacterial contamination of food.
From Tech Today.
Copper Nanoparticles Could Prevent Food Borne Illness, Viruses
A new inexpensive, effective material could revolutionize food safety.
Jaroslaw Drelich, a professor of materials science and engineering, is behind a new food protection method that relies on copper nanoparticles embedded in vermiculite – an inert compound found in mixtures such as potting soil.
“When you make a discovery like this, it’s hard to envision all the potential applications,” said Drelich. “It could even be mixed into that wad of dollar bills in your wallet. Money is the most contaminated product on the market.”
Drelich is now working with Michigan Tech SmartZone to commercialize the nanoparticle material.
Read more at Medical Daily, by John Ericson.