The emerging roles of arthropods and their metabolites in the green synthesis of metallic nanoparticles

A Lateef, SA Ojo, JA Elegbede - Nanotechnology Reviews, 2016 - degruyter.com
Nanotechnology has remained relevant as a multifacet discipline, which cuts across different
areas of science and technology. Several successful attempts had been documented …

Application of microencapsulation technology in silk fibers

Z Xiao, H Liu, Q Zhao, Y Niu, Z Chen… - Journal of Applied …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Silk, a natural protein fiber, is top‐rated with people as skin‐friendly clothing for centuries.
However, silk fiber (SF) still has disadvantages such as photo‐induced aging and yellowing …

Environmentally‐friendly and multifunctional graphene‐silk fabric strain sensor for human‐motion detection

S Wang, H Ning, N Hu, Y Liu, F Liu… - Advanced materials …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Wearable devices are being intensively investigated in an extensive range of applications,
particularly in the field of human motion detection. Herein, a graphene‐modified silk fabric …

Flame retardant and hydrophobic properties of novel sol-gel derived phytic acid/silica hybrid organic-inorganic coatings for silk fabric

XW Cheng, CX Liang, JP Guan, XH Yang… - Applied Surface …, 2018 - Elsevier
In this work, a novel phosphorus-rich hybrid organic-inorganic silica coating for improving
the flame retardancy of silk fabric was prepared using naturally occurring phytic acid as …

Improvement of flame retardancy of silk fabric by bio-based phytic acid, nano-TiO2, and polycarboxylic acid

XW Cheng, JP Guan, XH Yang, RC Tang - Progress in Organic Coatings, 2017 - Elsevier
This research work reported a novel approach to develop flame retardant silk fabric using
naturally occurring phytic acid (PA) rich in phosphorus and TiO 2 nanoparticles through a …

Rational design and preparation of flame retardant silk fabrics coated with reduced graphene oxide

Y Ji, G Chen, T Xing - Applied Surface Science, 2019 - Elsevier
Environmentally-friendly flame retardant silk fabrics were successfully fabricated by an
industrialized surface modification method. The coating-reduction process was rationally …

Fire-resistant and highly electrically conductive silk fabrics fabricated with reduced graphene oxide via dry-coating

Y Ji, Y Li, G Chen, T Xing - Materials & Design, 2017 - Elsevier
Large-scale and functional silk fabrics were prepared by depositing synthetic graphene
oxide (GO) hydrosol onto fabrics via an environmentally friendly “dry-coating” method and …

Chemical Modification of Silk Fibroin through Serine Amino Acid Residues

X Liu, Q Xia, J Zhou, Y Zhang, H Ju, Z Deng - Materials, 2022 - mdpi.com
Silk fibroin (SF) is a natural protein polymer and promising biomaterial. Chemical
modifications have attracted growing interest in expanding SF applications. However, the …

Strengthened silk-fibroin/poly (ethylene oxide) nonwoven nanofibers: a dual green process using pure water for electrospinning and electron beam-assisted cross …

S Wongkrongsak, A Pangon, N Pongsak… - ACS Sustainable …, 2022 - ACS Publications
A combination process of using pure water for electrospinning and electron beam (EB)-
assisted cross-linking is proposed as a dual green route to obtain strengthened silk fibroin …

Preparation of nano-Mg (OH) 2 for surface coating of silk fabric with improved flame retardancy and smoke suppression

C Zhang, XW Cheng, JP Guan, G Chen - Colloids and Surfaces A …, 2021 - Elsevier
Nano-magnesium hydroxide (nano-Mg (OH) 2) serves as a promising flame retardant (FR)
filler for plastics, but it remains a challenge to endow textiles with effective and durable FR …