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Graphene Masks
Why is it in News?
- According to new research, graphene mask inactivated over 90 per cent of the virus in five minutes and almost 100 per cent in 10 minutes under sunlight.
Graphene:
- It is an allotrope of carbon consisting of a single layer of atoms arranged in two-dimensional honeycomb lattice.
- It is known for anti-bacterial properties.
- It is thinnest and strongest material known. t is also known as “The Wonder Material”.
- It is made up from Graphite. Graphite is arranged in 3D crystalline, while graphene is a 2D crystal with thickness of only an atom.
- It is a conductor of electricity and heat.
- It is transparent and impermeable to gases.
- Major areas of applications:
(1) Automobile industries
(2) Construction industries
(3) Antimicrobial Materials
(4) Battery and Supercapacitors
(4) Lubricants
