UV-blocking cotton fabric design for comfortable summer wears: factors, durability and nanomaterials

G Kibria, MR Repon, MF Hossain, T Islam, MA Jalil… - Cellulose, 2022 - Springer
The ultraviolet rays from sunlight pose a natural hazard to human health and can cause
serious health problems. Some medical artificial lights also emit ultraviolet radiation …

Review on: developing UV protection for cotton fabric

OK Alebeid, T Zhao - The Journal of the Textile Institute, 2017 - Taylor & Francis
In recent years, there is a progressive increase in UV radiation on human skin caused by the
depletion of the ozone in the earth's atmosphere. As long-term exposure to UV light can …

An All‐Stretchable, Ultraviolet Protective, and Electromagnetic‐Interference‐Free E‐Textile

J Dong, Y Peng, J Long, Y Zhang… - Advanced Functional …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Flexible and skin‐mountable electronics have drawn tremendous research attention with the
booming of smart medical systems and wearing technologies, however, their environmental …

[HTML][HTML] Evaluating the potential of natural dyes from nutshell wastes: sustainable colouration and functional finishing of wool fabric

B Dulo, T De Somer, K Phan, M Roosen… - Sustainable Materials …, 2022 - Elsevier
Currently, synthetic dyes are widely used to colour textile materials. However, safer and
more sustainable bio-based alternatives are currently being explored. In this context, by …

UV protection afforded by textile fabrics made of natural and regenerated cellulose fibres

A Kocić, M Bizjak, D Popović, GB Poparić… - Journal of cleaner …, 2019 - Elsevier
In the last decades the media have highlighted the ozone depletion as major environmental
problem resulting in an increase in ultraviolet radiation (UVR) reaching the earth's surface …

Multi-functional silk fibers/fabrics with a negligible impact on comfortable and wearability properties for fiber bulk

Z Liang, Z Zhou, J Li, S Zhang, B Dong, L Zhao… - Chemical Engineering …, 2021 - Elsevier
As a luxurious textile for more than five thousand years, silk fibers/products have always
been favored by consumers and the markets, but the poor photostability seriously hinders its …

Functional finishing and coloration of textiles with nanomaterials

S Riaz, M Ashraf, T Hussain, MT Hussain… - Coloration …, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
Global demand for functional textiles is continually increasing for both conventional as well
as advanced technical applications. Nanomaterials have the potential to transform the textile …

Controllable coating of zinc oxide on protein-based fibers/fabrics for superior antibacterial performance preserving wearable abilities

X Xiao, B Zhang, P Lyu, F Chen, Q Zhang, J Sun… - Applied Surface …, 2023 - Elsevier
As a natural protein resource, silk has been favored for thousands of years due to
remarkable properties and the lustrous appearance. The broaden use of natural silk …

Evaluating the ultraviolet protection factor (UPF) of various knit fabric structures

E Louris, E Sfiroera, G Priniotakis… - IOP conference …, 2018 - iopscience.iop.org
Public awareness regarding the risks of prolonged skin exposure to the sun light and more
specifically to the UV spectrum part is increased during the last decades. Clothing is the …

Positive and negative photochromic and fluorescent color-changing cotton fabrics for information switching and encryption

H Zhang, J Fan, W Wang, D Yu - Industrial Crops and Products, 2023 - Elsevier
Cotton-based photochromic materials receive lots of attention due to their distinctive
photoresponsivity and novel applications. Although many contributions have been devoted …