Polymer nanocomposites for multifunctional finishing of textiles-a review

S Gowri, L Almeida, T Amorim… - Textile Research …, 2010 - journals.sagepub.com
Improvement of existing properties and the creation of new material properties are the most
important reasons for the functionalization of textiles. Polymer nanocomposites offer the …

Application of nanotechnology in antimicrobial finishing of biomedical textiles

A Zille, L Almeida, T Amorim, N Carneiro… - Materials Research …, 2014 - iopscience.iop.org
In recent years, the antimicrobial nanofinishing of biomedical textiles has become a very
active, high-growth research field, assuming great importance among all available material …

Superhydrophobic conductive textiles with antibacterial property by coating fibers with silver nanoparticles

CH Xue, J Chen, W Yin, ST Jia, JZ Ma - Applied surface science, 2012 - Elsevier
Silver nanoparticles (Ag NPs) were produced on cotton fibers by reduction of [Ag (NH3) 2]+
complex with glucose. Further modification of the fibers coated by Ag NPs with …

Application of anisotropic silver nanoparticles: Multifunctionalization of wool fabric

B Tang, J Wang, S Xu, T Afrin, W Xu, L Sun… - Journal of colloid and …, 2011 - Elsevier
Anisotropic silver nanoparticles (NPs) were successfully employed to color the wool fabrics
in this study. The modified wool fabrics exhibited brilliant colors due to the localized surface …

Robust and durable fluorinated 8-MAPOSS-based superamphiphobic fabrics with buoyancy boost and drag reduction

G Luo, L Wen, K Yang, XY Li, S Xu, P Pi… - Chemical Engineering …, 2020 - Elsevier
A robust and durable fluorinated 8-MAPOSS-based superamphiphobic fabric (Fabrics-S-
MAPOSS-F) was obtained by in situ grafting of 3-Mercaptopropyltriethoxysilane (MPTES), 8 …

Natural dyeing and antibacterial activity of atmospheric‐plasma‐treated nylon 6 fabric

A Haji, A Mousavi Shoushtari… - Coloration …, 2014 - Wiley Online Library
Atmospheric plasma treatment as an environmentally friendly method was employed to
modify the surface properties and improve the absorption of natural cationic dye on to nylon …

[HTML][HTML] Strong and transparent PMMA sheet reinforced with amine functionalized BN nanoflakes for UV-shielding application

A Bisht, V Kumar, PC Maity, I Lahiri, D Lahiri - Composites Part B …, 2019 - Elsevier
Polymer composites with suitable reinforcement can offer UV-shielding ability and strength
simultaneously. Such material systems are being researched for many commercial …

Increasing surface hydrophilicity in poly (lactic acid) electrospun fibers by addition of PLA-b-PEG co-polymers

E Hendrick, M Frey - Journal of Engineered Fibers and …, 2014 - journals.sagepub.com
Poly (lactic acid)–b–poly (ethylene glycol)(PLA-b-PEG) co-polymers with block lengths of
1000–750, 5000–1000, 1000–5000, and bulk PEG were added to PLA electrospinning …

Zinc oxide nanoparticle-polymeric thin films for dynamic strain sensing

KJ Loh, D Chang - Journal of Materials Science, 2011 - Springer
Piezoelectric transducers are becoming increasingly popular for dynamic strain monitoring
due to their small form factors and their ability to generate an electrical voltage drop in …

Metal oxide thin films and nanostructures for self-cleaning applications: current status and future prospects

MG Krishna, M Vinjanampati… - The European Physical …, 2013 - cambridge.org
Surfaces that exhibit reversible wettability toward water are extremely important for a variety
of technological applications. In this context, the development of superhydrophobic and …