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Metal nanoparticles are known not to stick to glass, explains research fellow Xiang Fei, who leads the project. Often precious metals like gold are used to catalyse a number of chemical reactions, but they are expensive – so not losing any material is key.
Fei’s team covered the glass with a microscale carpet made of silicone nanofilaments and they coated them with a ‘sticky protein’ similar to the one mussels use to attach themselves to surfaces.
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