Quaternary ammonium compounds (QACs), a large class of chemicals that includes high
production volume substances, have been used for decades as antimicrobials …

Medicinal plants are the product of natural drug discoveries and have gained traction due to
their pharmacological activities. Pathogens are everywhere, and they thrive in ideal …

Personal protective equipment (PPE) is critical to protect healthcare workers (HCWs) from
highly infectious diseases such as COVID-19. However, hospitals have been at risk of …

Abstract Microfibers (MFs) and cadmium (Cd) are widely distributed in soil ecosystems,
posing a potential threat to soil biota. To explore potential risks of single MFs and in …

The ongoing worldwide pandemic due to COVID-19 has created awareness toward
ensuring best practices to avoid the spread of microorganisms. In this regard, the research …

The inert nature of most commercial polymers and nanomaterials results in limitations of
applications in various industrial fields. This can be solved by surface modifications to …

The cotton fabrics are a cosmopolitan in usage due to their extraordinary features. The
clothes are a very good medium for the growth of pathogenic microorganisms. The …

Zinc oxide (ZnO) nano/microparticles (NPs/MPs) have been studied as antibiotics to
enhance antimicrobial activity against pathogenic bacteria and viruses with or without …

Chitosan is a biodegradable and biocompatible natural polysaccharide that has a wide
range of applications in the field of pharmaceutics, biomedical, chemical, cosmetics, textile …

The serious issue of textile waste accumulation has raised attention on biodegradability as a
possible route to support sustainable consumption of textile fibers. However, synthetic textile …