Anti-viral ceramics fabric

Ceramics specialist SINTX Technologies has developed fabrics impregnated with silicon nitride that it says can inactivate the SARS-CoV-2 virus.

The company also used ASTM and American Association of Textile Chemists and Colorists (AATCC) protocols and found that silicon nitride embedded fabric inactivated Staphylococcus Aureus as well.

"These are compelling milestones in the company’s progress in developing antipathogenic fabrics that can be leveraged across different applications such as medical gowns, consumer facemasks, and more," SINTX said.