Cotton fabric is a prevalent natural textile. The fibers in the cotton fabric are polymers made
of thousands of glucose residues linked by glycosidic bonds. Cotton fabric has good air …

Pathogenic bacteria are gaining resistance to conventional antibiotics at an alarming rate
due to overuse and rapid transfer of resistance genes between bacterial populations. As …

The development of flexible thermoelectric (TE) power generators for harvesting energy from
the human body has attracted significant interest in recent years. However, thus far, a …

In the marine environment, besides external damage and internal defects, ultraviolet (UV)
radiation is also a pivotal factor affecting the stable properties of coatings. Improving the anti …

Fabrication of silver nanoparticles (AgNPs)-modified silk for antibacterial application is one
of the hottest topics in the textile material research. However, the utilization of a polymer as …

The multifunctional natural fabrics as colored, antibacterial and UV-protective fabrics were
effectively prepared by in-situ incorporation of silver nanoparticles (Ag NPs) into the fabric …

Enhanced visible light photocatalytic activity of Gd‐doped CeO2 nanoparticles (NPs) is
experimentally demonstrated, whereas there are very few reports on this mechanism with …

Silk fibroin (SF) is a natural protein largely used in the textile industry but also in
biomedicine, catalysis, and other materials applications. SF is biocompatible …

Exploiting high-added-value textiles equipped with multiple functionalities like ultraviolet
(UV) resistance, waterproofness, and thermal-moisture comfort is facing tremendous …

In this paper, rare earth oxide CeO2 nanoparticle-doped polymer dispersed liquid crystal
(PDLC) films were prepared by the polymerisation induced phase separation (PIPS) …