The intensive development of construction in recent years and the increasing demands on
the durability and service life of buildings have increasingly caused construction scientists to …

Nowadays, the increasing demands from consumer challenges the traditional leather
products. Traditional polymer leather finishes gradually lose their dominant position in the …

Self-cleaning fabrics can be developed based on introducing two mechanisms of
superhydrophobicity and photocatalytic activity to conventional fabrics. However, there are …

In this study, sodium caseinate film was produced and the effect of titanium oxide
nanoparticles and grape seed essence as factors that enhance film properties was …

The frequent accumulation of stains and inconvenient handling methods make crafting self-
cleaning leather a necessity, especially for light colored ones. This study presents a …

Despite the market demand for biofiber assemblies endowed with superhydrophobicity
being huge, the current approaches to their production are complicated, time-consuming …

Paraloid B72, composed of an ethyl methacrylate (70%) and methyl acrylate (30%)
copolymer, is widely used in the field of cultural relics protection due to its transparency …

Biopolymers of different natures (carbohydrates, proteins, etc.) recovered from by-products
of industrial processes are increasingly being studied to obtain biomaterials as alternatives …

This paper deals with original research in smart leather surface design for the development
of multifunctional properties by using multi-walled carbon nanotube (MWCNT)-based …

In this study, a continuous layer-by-layer (LBL) spraying technique was proposed for
fabricating multifunctional coatings on cotton fabrics and leather surfaces, separately. This …