Mite-busting mattress

摘要

Beds can harbour house-dust mites, creating discomfort for allergy sufferers. But a team from the Institut fur Hygiene und Biotechnologie at the Hohenstein Institute in Boennigheim, working in conjunction with mattress manufacturers Diamona and MetaTex, is ready to launch a novel mattress in which hygrothermal conditions make it impossible for mites to take up residence.