Fibers and textiles play key roles in the development and day-to-day activities of human
society. Innovations related to flexible electronics—smart fibers and textiles with sensing …

Flame retardants mitigate the threat of fire from inherently flammable materials responsible
for sustaining a high standard of living. Although bulk flame retardants have proven effective …

Phytic acid (PA) is one of the widely used flame retardants (FRs) to treat a variety of fabrics
owing to its high phosphorus content of ca. 28 wt%(with respect to its molecular weight) …

Environmentally friendly flame-retardant coatings for fabrics urgently need to have both high
efficiency and transparency, but their development faces severe challenges. In this study, we …

Fire retardancy of polymeric materials is a subject of major preoccupation due to the need to
minimize fire risk and meet fire safety requirements. Numerous efficient conventional flame …

Polymers and textiles can be found in every facet of human everyday life particularly as
household items and apparels though most of them are inherently flammable. Surface …

Many polymers, especially polyurethane foam and fiber fabric, are particularly easy to burn
and generate a large number of droplets leading to the rapid spread of the fire. Therefore …

Reducing the use of non-renewable resources is a key strategy of a circular economy.
Mycelium-based foams and sandwich composites are an emerging category of …

Polyester/cotton blend fabrics are widely used in clothing and household textiles which
combine the comfort of cotton and excellent mechanical strength of polyester. However, their …

In this work, a renewable multi-functional composite was fabricated from the combination of
chitosan, gelatin and sodium phytate by a simple and eco-friendly process. The obtained …