Comprehensive review of advanced desalination technologies for solar-powered all-day, all-weather freshwater harvesting systems

T Arunkumar, D Parbat, SJ Lee - Renewable and Sustainable Energy …, 2024 - Elsevier
Solar-powered freshwater harvesting is one of the accelerating trends today. Thanks to
those who have developed efficient light-absorbing materials, latent heat energy storage …

[HTML][HTML] Gelatin-polyvinyl alcohol film for tissue engineering: A concise review

I Zulkiflee, MB Fauzi - Biomedicines, 2021 - mdpi.com
The field of biomaterials has been steadily expanding as a large number of pharmaceutical
and manufacturing companies invest in research in order to commercialize biomaterial …

The comfort dimension; a review of perception in clothing

E Kamalha, Y Zeng, JI Mwasiagi… - Journal of sensory …, 2013 - Wiley Online Library
For a clothing system, comfort is a fundamental necessity. In this paper, basic definitions and
elements of clothing comfort and the general research trends were reviewed. In particular …

Properties, performance and associated hazards of state-of-the-art durable water repellent (DWR) chemistry for textile finishing

H Holmquist, S Schellenberger, I van Der Veen… - Environment …, 2016 - Elsevier
Following the phase-out of long-chain per-and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFASs), the
textile industry had to find alternatives for side-chain fluorinated polymer based durable …

Towards truly wearable systems: optimizing and scaling up wearable triboelectric nanogenerators

KRSD Gunawardhana, ND Wanasekara… - Iscience, 2020 - cell.com
Triboelectric nanogenerator (TENG) is an upcoming technology to harvest energy from
ambient movements. A major focus herein is harvesting energy from human movements …

In situ synthesis of nano silver on cotton using Tollens' reagent

M Montazer, F Alimohammadi, A Shamei… - Carbohydrate …, 2012 - Elsevier
This study introduces a new green method synthesis of silver nanoparticles on the cotton
fabric surface through using Tollens' reagent. In this approach, silver nitrate (AgNO3) was …

Bismuth oxide-coated fabrics for X-ray shielding

HA Maghrabi, A Vijayan, P Deb… - Textile Research …, 2016 - journals.sagepub.com
Lead aprons are widely used in medical imaging to protect radiographers and patients from
harmful radiation. However, lead is not a desirable material for use in wearable radiation …

Chitosan coated cotton fiber: physical and antimicrobial properties for apparel use

MA Rahman Bhuiyan, MA Hossain, M Zakaria… - Journal of Polymers and …, 2017 - Springer
Cotton is a popular clothing material all over the globe due to its flexibility, absorbency,
versatility and breathability but some intrinsic limitations such as wrinkle formation …

[HTML][HTML] The “effect of marangoni convection on heat transfer in phase change materials” experiment

J Porter, A Laverón-Simavilla, MM Bou-Ali, X Ruiz… - Acta Astronautica, 2023 - Elsevier
Present as well as future challenges of space exploration point to the need for improved
thermal control systems. The “Effect of Marangoni Convection on Heat Transfer in Phase …

Durable antibacterial and cross-linking cotton with colloidal silver nanoparticles and butane tetracarboxylic acid without yellowing

M Montazer, F Alimohammadi, A Shamei… - Colloids and Surfaces B …, 2012 - Elsevier
Colloidal nano silver was applied on the surface of cotton fabric and stabilized using 1, 2, 3,
4-butanetetracarboxylic acid (BTCA). The two properties of antimicrobial activity and …