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Daylight-powered germ-killing equipment(杀菌设备)may someday help protect health workers from deadly vir...
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Daylight-powered germ-killing equipment(杀菌设备)may someday help protect health workers from deadly virus like Ebola virus. That is a finding from a study published in the journal Science Advances.
Study organizers say they’ve developed membranes(薄膜)that produce very small amounts of hydrogen peroxide(过氧化氢)when left in daylight. Membranes are thin plastic, structures that can serve as barriers. They let some things pass through, but other things art blocked. Hydrogen peroxide, a liquid sold in drug stores, works as a disinfectant(杀菌剂).
Nearly 500 health workers were infected and died in 2014 when Ebola spread through parts of West Africa. Caregivers wear full-body protective suits when they come into contact with patients with infectious diseases. But the process of removing the suits is a time when infection can spread if the surface is covered with virus. “If there’s any live bacteria or virus on the surface, it’s still transmissible and could cause infection,” said Gang Sun of the University of California. He is one of the researchers that worked to develop membranes that could cover the outside of protective equipment.
When the chemical molecules(分子)on the surface of these membranes are put in sunlight, they react with oxygen in the air to produce small amounts of hydrogen peroxide. Gang Sun explains that the process creates less hydrogen peroxide than what you would use to remove dirt on clothing, for example. But it is still enough to kill organisms.
Rohan Tikekar is a food scientist with the University of Maryland. He described the development as “quite novel,” or new and different, Tikekar was not involved with the recent study. He said others have developed materials that produce disinfecting chemicals. But most only work under high-energy ultraviolet(U V)light, and not usual daylight. The new membrane also works in the dark for at least an hour or two because of chemical properties that can recharge its germ-killing powers. Tikekar called that an important improvement.
Gang Sun said the new membranes, though still Far from perfect could be used for things other than protective equipment for health workers. They could also be added to packaging for fruits and vegetables to keep foods fresher and reduce the risk of being polluted. Some versions of the material use natural chemicals’ Sun says that one of the next steps is to make it safe to sat
1.Which of the following statements is TRUE according to the passage?
A. Daylight helps to turn thin plastic barriers into germ-killing material.
B. Gang Sun developed membranes alone because he was infected with Ebola,
C. Hydrogen peroxide can kill live bacteria as it is a liquid.
D. The membranes react with oxygen when pat in sunlight.
2.What is the attitude of Rohan Tikekar towards the new finding?
A. Cautious. B. Favorable.
C. Doubtful. D. Critical.
3.What is the last paragraph mainly about?
A. The importance of the new membranes.
B. The drawback of the new membranes.
C. More probable uses of the new membranes.
D. More influences of the new membranes.
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