Vacancy defect engineering in semiconductors for solar light‐driven environmental remediation and sustainable energy production

Y Ding, S Maitra, C Wang, S Halder… - Interdisciplinary …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
The introduction of vacancy defects in semiconductors has been proven to be a highly
effective approach to improve their photocatalytic activity owing to their advantages of …

Modification in cellulose films through ascent cold plasma treatment and polymerization for food products packaging

MMAN Ranjha, B Shafique, RM Aadil… - Trends in Food Science …, 2023 - Elsevier
Background Cellulose is the most abundant, water-insoluble, bio-derived, and fibrous
polymer on earth. Cellulose is a significant packaging material due to its oxygen and water …

[HTML][HTML] Plasma-assisted antimicrobial finishing of textiles: A review

M Naebe, ANMA Haque, A Haji - Engineering, 2022 - Elsevier
Owing to the ongoing pandemic, the importance of and demand for antimicrobial textiles
have reached new heights. In addition to being used for medical purposes, antimicrobial …

Banana pseudostem fiber: A critical review on fiber extraction, characterization, and surface modification

P Badanayak, S Jose, G Bose - Journal of natural fibers, 2023 - Taylor & Francis
Banana pseudostems are now recognized as a sustainable raw material with a wide range
of applications. Plenty of research attention has been paid to banana pseudostem fiber …

Superhydrophobic modification of the surface of cellulosic materials based on honeycomb-like zinc oxide structures and their application in oil–water separation

C Shi, H Ma, Z Wo, X Zhang - Applied Surface Science, 2021 - Elsevier
Honeycomb-like zinc oxide structures were prepared on the surface of cellulosic materials
including cotton fabric fiber and filter paper fiber through plasma treatment followed by wet …

[HTML][HTML] Antimicrobial activity of cold atmospheric-pressure argon plasma combined with chicory (Cichorium intybus L.) extract against P. aeruginosa and E. coli  …

H Shabani, A Dezhpour, S Jafari, MJM Moghaddam… - Scientific Reports, 2023 - nature.com
The present study reports a significant combined antibacterial activity of Cichorium intybus
L.(known as Chicory) natural extract with cold atmospheric-pressure argon plasma treatment …

Conductive cotton fabrics with ultrahigh washability by electroless silver plating after silane modification

L Wang, D He, J Li, B He, L Qian - Cellulose, 2021 - Springer
Adhesion of conductive components to fabrics is very important to the application of
conductive fabrics obtained by coating. The falling off of the conductive coating in laundry …

A brief review on atmospheric air plasma

NZA Zabidi, SK Zaaba, KDE Sut… - Journal of Physics …, 2021 - iopscience.iop.org
Atmospheric pressure air plasma is an attractive technology because it is easy to set up and
handle, cheap, and safe. In this paper, a brief review on air plasma configuration and the …

Enzymatic surface modification of banana fabric with cellulase: Characterization and antimicrobial finishing with plant extracts

M Vajpayee, M Singh, H Dave, L Ledwani - Industrial Crops and Products, 2023 - Elsevier
The current study examined the effect of cellulase enzyme bio-scouring on the banana fabric
and the improvement in the antimicrobial property of the same fabric with the natural plant …

Non-thermal plasma treatment of cellulosic biopolymer to enhance its surface property for various applications: A review

M Vajpayee, M Singh, L Ledwani - Materials Today: Proceedings, 2021 - Elsevier
Plasma technology applied to biopolymers industries is a dry and environment-friendly
process for achieving surface alteration without altering its bulk properties. Two kinds of …