Sustainability trends and gaps in the textile, apparel and fashion industries

S Abbate, P Centobelli, R Cerchione… - Environment …, 2024 - Springer
Textile, apparel, and fashion (TAF) industries contribute significantly to global environmental
pollution at every point of the supply chain. Clothing manufacturing and transportation …

A review of filtration performance of protective masks

AB Wang, X Zhang, LJ Gao, T Zhang, HJ Xu… - International journal of …, 2023 - mdpi.com
Masks are essential and effective small protective devices used to protect the general public
against infections such as COVID-19. However, available systematic reviews and …

An insight into the consequences of emerging contaminants in soil and water and plant responses

M Sairam, S Maitra, S Praharaj, S Nath… - … contaminants and plants …, 2023 - Springer
With the advancement of science, better monitoring of soil and water quality has become
possible. Many contaminants have been reported in the recent past that influence the quality …

[HTML][HTML] Strategies to resolve intrinsic conflicts between strength and toughness in polyethylene composites

K Shirvanimoghaddam, KV Balaji, M Ahmadi… - Advanced Industrial and …, 2023 - Elsevier
The brittle fracture pattern in plastics associated with low toughness performance have a
negative effect on their performance especially for long-term and specialized applications …

[HTML][HTML] Mechanical upcycling of single-use face mask waste into high-performance composites: An ecofriendly approach with cost-benefit analysis

O Zabihi, R Patrick, M Ahmadi, M Forrester… - Science of the Total …, 2024 - Elsevier
The COVID-19 pandemic created an unprecedented demand for PPE, with single-use face
masks emerging as a critical tool in containing virus transmission. However, the extensive …

Review on need for designing sustainable and biodegradable face masks: Opportunities for nanofibrous cellulosic filters

S Adepu, CR Siju, S Kaki, S Bagannagari… - International Journal of …, 2024 - Elsevier
The surge in microbial illnesses, notably seen during the COVID-19 pandemic, has led to
the global use of face masks—cloth, surgical, medical, and respirator types—to curb …

Potential and risks of nanotechnology applications in COVID-19-related strategies for pandemic control

F Araste, AD Bakker, B Zandieh-Doulabi - Journal of Nanoparticle …, 2023 - Springer
The ongoing battle against viral infections highlighted so recently by the COVID-19
pandemic demonstrates the need to develop new approaches using nanotechnology in …

Thermochemical recycling of waste disposable facemasks in a non-electrically powered system

KO Iwuozor, EC Emenike, AA Stephen… - Low-Carbon Materials …, 2023 - Springer
The COVID-19 pandemic encouraged the use of plastic-based personal protective
equipment (PPE), which aided greatly in its management. However, the increased …

Uncertainty analysis of facemasks in mitigating SARS-CoV-2 transmission

F Liu, H Qian - Environmental Pollution, 2022 - Elsevier
In the context of global spread of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) caused by a novel
coronavirus (SARS-CoV-2), there is a controversial issue on whether the use of facemasks …

[HTML][HTML] Prerequisite for COVID-19 prediction: a review on factors affecting the Infection rate

SGH Tang, MHH Hadi, SR Arsad, PJ Ker… - International Journal of …, 2022 - mdpi.com
Since the year 2020, coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) has emerged as the dominant
topic of discussion in the public and research domains. Intensive research has been carried …