Sustainable use of nanomaterials in textiles and their environmental impact

H Saleem, SJ Zaidi - Materials, 2020 - mdpi.com
At present, nanotechnology is a priority in research in several nations due to its massive
capability and financial impact. However, due to the uncertainties and abnormalities in …

[HTML][HTML] Progress in sol-gel technology for the coatings of fabrics

AP Periyasamy, M Venkataraman, D Kremenakova… - Materials, 2020 - mdpi.com
The commercial availability of inorganic/organic precursors for sol-gel formulations is very
high and increases day by day. In textile applications, the precursor-synthesized sol-gels …

Graphene oxide-silver nanocomposites embedded nanofiber core-spun yarns for durable antibacterial textiles

W Yu, X Li, J He, Y Chen, L Qi, P Yuan, K Ou… - Journal of Colloid and …, 2021 - Elsevier
Antibacterial textiles, which effectively inhibit bacterial breeding and resist pathogenic
diseases, have wide applications in medicine, hygiene, and related fields. However …

Superhydrophobic, flame-retardant and conductive cotton fabrics via layer-by-layer assembly of carbon nanotubes for flexible sensing electronics

CH Xue, Y Wu, XJ Guo, BY Liu, HD Wang, ST Jia - Cellulose, 2020 - Springer
Functional textiles are ideal substrates for wearable electronics. Herein, superhydrophobic,
flame-retardant and conductive cotton fabrics were fabricated by sequential assembly of …

Novel vapor polymerization for integrating flame retardant textile with multifunctional properties

MHA Elella, ES Goda, KR Yoon, SE Hong… - Composites …, 2021 - Elsevier
Vapor-phase polymerization (VPP) of pyrrole is a facile, and salutary technique for
enhancing multilateral properties of substrates for various applications. Herein, a facile, and …

Fabrication of multifunctional PET fabrics with flame retardant, antibacterial and superhydrophobic properties

Q Li, S Zhang, K Mahmood, Y Jin, C Huang… - Progress in Organic …, 2021 - Elsevier
The multifunctional polyethylene terephthalate (PET) fabrics with flame retardant,
antibacterial and superhydrophobic properties were successfully fabricated by a simple …

A review of electro conductive textiles utilizing the dip-coating technique: their functionality, durability and sustainability

A Ojstršek, L Jug, O Plohl - Polymers, 2022 - mdpi.com
The presented review summarizes recent studies in the field of electro conductive textiles as
an essential part of lightweight and flexible textile-based electronics (so called e-textiles) …

Anti-UV and hydrophobic dual-functional coating fabrication for flame retardant polyester fabrics by surface-initiated PET RAFT technique

Q Hu, W Wang, T Ma, C Zhang, J Kuang… - European Polymer …, 2022 - Elsevier
Inspired by the flourish of living radical polymerization (LRP), surface-initiated LPR
technology shows great potential in good control and accurate tailoring of target polymer …

Antibacterial nanomaterials for environmental and consumer product applications

W Huang, F Tao, F Li, M Mortimer, LH Guo - NanoImpact, 2020 - Elsevier
The design and synthesis of antibacterial nanomaterials (NM) with improved efficiency,
stability, fouling resistance, biocompatibility and recyclability is a fast-developing field. Here …

Nanocomposites of graphene oxide—silver nanoparticles for enhanced antibacterial activity: mechanism of action and medical textiles coating

A Lange, E Sawosz, M Wierzbicki, M Kutwin, K Daniluk… - Materials, 2022 - mdpi.com
The resistance of microorganisms to antibiotics is a crucial problem for which the application
of nanomaterials is among a growing number of solutions. The aim of the study was to …