Researchers at the U.S. Department of Agriculture in New Orleans, LA are working on formulations to help increase cotton’s role in the household and industrial cleaning wipes markets. Previous applications containing antimicrobial quats have stuck to the cotton instead of transferring to the hard surface in need of cleaning or disinfecting but researchers have found that altering formulations can reverse this phenomena. “Wipes makers want to use cotton because it’s absorbent, biodegradable, str...