The oil-spill accidents in oceans, and discharge/percolation of polluted wastewater by
industries in environment causes severe damage to environment and water sources …

Multifuntional fabrics with special wettability have attracted a lot of interest in both
fundamental research and industry applications over the last two decades. In this review …

Superhydrophobic silk fabrics were prepared using an environmentally friendly enzyme-
etching approach, followed by the modification with methyltrichlorosilane (MTCS) via a …

Flexible electronic devices have attracted considerable attention in recent years. Textile
fabrics have been widely used to fabricate flexible strain sensors owing to their high …

Carbon fibers (CFs) are widely used in various cutting-edge fields, such as aerospace,
military, automobiles, and sports, owing to their unique combination of excellent mechanical …

Adsorption techniques have been successfully applied in water purification because of their
flexibility, simplicity of design, and effectiveness. Activated carbon is an effective absorbent …

In this work, a multifunctional cotton fabric with self-cleaning property, photothermal effect,
and Joule heating performance is developed by simply coating the cotton fabric with …

Aramid fiber holds a great potential application in harsh environments like defense and
aerospace due to outstanding integrated properties, but it still falls short in poor UV …

Nanocellulose aerogel is the third generation aerogel, and its highly interconnected porous
network structure makes it an extraordinary thermal insulation material. However, there are …

Bio-inspired engineering has been envisioned in a wide array of applications. All living
bodies on Earth, including animals and plants, have well organized functional systems …