Advancement of nonwoven fabrics in personal protective equipment

D Venkataraman, E Shabani, JH Park - Materials, 2023 - mdpi.com
While nonwoven fabrics have existed for several decades, their usage in personal protective
equipment (PPE) has been met with a rapid surge of demands, in part due to the recent …

2D Materials Beyond Post‐AI Era: Smart Fibers, Soft Robotics, and Single Atom Catalysts

GS Lee, JG Kim, JT Kim, CW Lee, S Cha… - Advanced …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Recent consecutive discoveries of various 2D materials have triggered significant scientific
and technological interests owing to their exceptional material properties, originally …

Integrated High Barrier and Efficient Moisture‐Wicking Multilayer Textile for Medical and Health Protection

N Meng, Y Zhang, Y Lin, C Zhao, Z Li… - Advanced Functional …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Developing textiles with rapid moisture‐wicking capability is a potential and effective
solution to the poor comfort of medical and health‐protective clothing. However, designing …

Improved antibacterial properties of polylactic acid-based nanofibers loaded with ZnO–Ag nanoparticles through pore engineering

X Su, Y Zhai, C Jia, Z Xu, D Luo, Z Pan… - … Applied Materials & …, 2023 - ACS Publications
In the post-epidemic era, bio-based protective fiber materials with active protective functions
are of utmost importance, not only to combat the spread of pathogens but also to reduce the …

Improving thermal comfort of individual wearing medical protective clothing: Two personal cooling strategies integrated with the polymer water-absorbing resin …

H Jiang, B Cao, Y Zhu - Building and Environment, 2023 - Elsevier
To limit the spread of the epidemic, healthcare workers wore tightly closed protective suits.
The microenvironment with high temperature and humidity inside medical protective clothing …

Autoclavable Nanofiber Laminated Fabrics with Waterproof and Breathability for Reusable Medical Protective Textiles

H Gao, Y Chen, M Wei, Y Wang, X Zheng… - ACS Applied Nano …, 2023 - ACS Publications
The demand for personal protective equipment increased exponentially during the COVID-
19 epidemic, and the shortage of medical protective clothing has prompted consideration for …

The impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the amount of plastic waste and alternative materials in the context of the circular economy

L Madej-Kiełbik, J Jóźwik-Pruska, R Dziuba… - Sustainability, 2024 - mdpi.com
The COVID-19 pandemic was first reported on 31 December 2019, in Wuhan. Since then,
the rapid spread of the virus has directly impacted various aspects of people's lives …

Scalable, high-strength, wear-resistant, antibacterial polyethylene micro-nano fiber protective materials

Y Zhai, X Su, C Jia, H Dai, D Luo, Z Xu, J Li… - Chemical Engineering …, 2024 - Elsevier
Polyethylene (PE) fibers, known for their exceptional mechanical and protective properties,
have found valuable applications in personal protective equipment during the COVID-19 …

Enhanced oil-water emulsion separation through coalescence filtration utilizing milkweed fiber: a sustainable paradigm

CJ Singh, S Mukhopadhyay… - Environmental Science and …, 2023 - Springer
Over the past few years, the environment and public safety have suffered due to the
detrimental effects of oily industrial effluents. Natural fibers have gained popularity for their …

Fabrication of reusable bioprotective nanofabric with passive nano-Ag/Joule thermal disinfection properties for real-time wireless fine biomotion and gesture sensing

C Wang, L Feng, S Xu, Y Zhao, L Yao, J Ge, T Sun… - Nano Energy, 2024 - Elsevier
The frequent outbreaks of new infectious diseases, with increased difficulty in prevention
and control, have raised higher requirements for bio-protective smart textiles. However …