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(Funded by the Defense Threat Reduction Agency and the U.S. Department of Energy)
A multi-institutional team of researchers led by Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory has developed a smart, breathable fabric designed to protect the wearer against biological and chemical warfare agents. The fabric combines two key elements: a base membrane layer made of trillions of aligned carbon nanotube pores and a polymer layer grafted onto the membrane layer. The carbon nanotubes are able to easily transport water molecules through their interiors while also blocking biological agents.
