High tech clothing to soothe eczema

Clothes intertwined with high- tech capsules have been designed to soothe sensitive skin conditions such as eczema.

Researchers at the Centre for Nanotechnology and smart Materials in Portugal have been inserting essential plant oils into capsules that are hundreds of times smaller than the width of a human hair.

the capsules are programmed to release their contents when they come into contact with the microbes on the skin that cause conditions such as eczema.

the capsules are attached to clothing fibres using strong chemical bonds to ensure they survive washing.

Further research will be undertaken before trials on humans start.