While this honeycomb-structured PVC technology is only in its infancy stage, it provides promising microparticle trapping, sensing, and other related applications using simple and accessible materials for Filipinos
in reviving the Earth’s health and biodiversity; even the internal structure of their home – the honeycomb – has served nature well and inspired human engineers.
The researchers mentioned that the honeycomb pattern’s repeating units or cells can effectively trap particles and impurities, which makes it a prospective structure for air and water filters. POTENTIAL USES. Drying temperatures in the manufacturing process for PVC films affect the wall thickness and cell size of the films’ honeycomb structures.
“We look forward to incorporating the PVC honeycomb patterns in actual microfluidic chips designed to trap specific microparticles of interest. This will be helpful in isolating pollutants in water, including microparticles and other inorganic impurities,” Budlayan said.Microparticles or microscopic particles are similar to the size of a bacteria, which is less than the width of a hair strand. These particles are everywhere, such as powdered sugar, pollen, and even microplastics.
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