An ‘optically switchable’ material has been created by the Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute researchers. Magically, it can change a surface from its sticky nature to a slippery texture.
When exposed to ultraviolet (UV) light, the material alters its surface characteristics. This new material can be applied widely, — from a protein filter for biological mixtures to a tiny valve on a “lab-on-a-chip.
The journal Angewandte Chemie International Edition describes the material in its June 19 issue. The U.S. Department of Energy and the National Science Foundation funded the research.
Via: Science Daily
Optically switchable material: It can turn sticky surfaces slippery!
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