date:Jul 22, 2013
Researchers from the University of Canterbury (UC) in New Zealand are developing a new bio-film to address the problem of bio-fouling of milk proteins in milk processing facilities.
This film can be used to coat stainless steel surfaces and is claimed to save a significant fraction of the NZD300m ($238m) per year,which the country's food production sector spends in cleaning and associated maintenance costs.
UC postgraduate student Neha Chandrasekaran said that the fouling on the stainless stee