Medical textiles

H Morris, R Murray - Textile Progress, 2020 - Taylor & Francis
Medical textiles is an emerging specialist field within the textile industry showing substantial
growth in the amount of research attention it has attracted over the past ten years and it is …

Hierarchical integration of 3D printing and electrospinning of nanofibers for rapid prototyping

A Vaseashta, D Demir, B Sakım, M Aşık… - … , Technology and Novel …, 2022 - Springer
Electrospinning is an effective and versatile technique used to produce porous structures
ranging from submicron to nanometer diameters. Using a variety of high-performance …

PAN supported Ag-AgBr@ Bi20TiO32 electrospun fiber mats with efficient visible light photocatalytic activity and antibacterial capability

Z Mao, R Xie, D Fu, L Zhang, H Xu, Y Zhong… - Separation and …, 2017 - Elsevier
The visible light-responsive photocatalyst Ag-AgBr@ Bi 20 TiO 32 exhibited both high
photocatalytic activity and antibacterial activity. To achieve the efficient immobilization of Ag …

Electrospun-based TiO2 nanofibers for organic pollutant photodegradation: a comprehensive review

KC Hui, H Suhaimi, NS Sambudi - Reviews in Chemical Engineering, 2022 - degruyter.com
Titanium dioxide (TiO2) is commonly used as a photocatalyst in the removal of organic
pollutants. However, weaknesses of TiO2 such as fast charge recombination and low visible …

Smart photoactive soft materials for environmental cleaning and energy production through incorporation of nanophotocatalyst on polymers and textiles

Z Komeily‐Nia, M Montazer, P Heidarian… - Polymers for …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
Energy and environment are key issues for the sustainable development of human beings
and are also the current and long‐term focuses of scientific research. New energy and …

Photocatalytic degradation of organic pollutant aldicarb by non-metal-doped nanotitania: synthesis and characterization

R Kattiparambil Manoharan, S Sankaran - Environmental Science and …, 2018 - Springer
The current study focused on pollution control by titania through photocatalytic degradation
of aldicarb pesticide in aqueous medium. Titania, which is an efficient photocatalyst, can …

Improving medical textiles to create a greener operating theatre

H Morris, R Murray - The Journal of The Textile Institute, 2024 - Taylor & Francis
By generating almost 5% of the world's carbon emissions, healthcare, if it were a country,
would be the world's fifth biggest polluter and for the UK in 2017, the health sector alone was …

Reactivity and reusability of immobilized zinc oxide nanoparticles in fibers on methyl parathion decontamination

Y Han, SK Obendorf - Textile Research Journal, 2016 - journals.sagepub.com
Zinc oxide (ZnO) nanoparticles were used as the photocatalyst to develop self-
decontaminating fibers for potential use as chemical protective materials. Since ZnO is an …

Nexus of electrospun nanofibers and additive processing—overview of wearable tactical gears for CBRNE defense

A Vaseashta, Y Dektyar, V Ivanov, M Klavins… - … and Advances in …, 2022 - Springer
Due to complex nature of twenty-first century battlefield, soldiers must perform multiple tasks
to protect nations while maintaining their own safety. Advances in technological innovations …

MgO-embedded fibre-based substrate as an effective sorbent for toxic organophosphates

DJ Woo, SK Obendorf - RSC Advances, 2014 - pubs.rsc.org
Magnesium oxide nanoparticles (MgO) were embedded in a cellulose acetate fibrous
framework to provide self-decontaminating properties against toxic organophosphates. The …