Rebecca Milton

Dec 7, 2023 | cardiff.ac.uk | Jennifer Edwards |Rebecca Milton |David Gillespie |Michael Pascoe

Self-cleaning period products designed to kill up to 99.999% of bacteria when exposed to sunlight are to be distributed in remote rural communities in Nepal. Sixty pads fitted with a fabric insert developed by Cardiff University scientists will be given out as part of a programme of field studies funded by the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation. The fabric is infused with non-toxic metal catalysts which harnesses the energy of the sun to kill bacteria, remove stains, and neutralise odours.