Antimicrobial Clothing Based on Electrospun Fibers with ZnO Nanoparticles.
Manuela Daniela PredaMaria Leila PopaIonela Andreea NeacșuAlexandru-Mihai GrumezescuOctav GinghinăPublished in: International journal of molecular sciences (2023)
There has been a surge in interest in developing protective textiles and clothes to protect wearers from risks such as chemical, biological, heat, UV, pollution, and other environmental factors. Traditional protective textiles have strong water resistance but lack breathability and have a limited capacity to remove water vapor and moisture. Electrospun fibers and membranes have shown enormous promise in developing protective materials and garments. Textiles made up of electrospun fibers and membranes can provide thermal comfort and protection against a wide range of environmental threats. Because of their multifunctional properties, such as semi-conductivity, ultraviolet absorption, optical transparency, and photoluminescence, their low toxicity, biodegradability, low cost, and versatility in achieving diverse shapes, ZnO-based nanomaterials are a subject of increasing interest in the current review. The growing uses of electrospinning in the development of breathable and protective textiles are highlighted in this review.
Keyphrases
- low cost
- quantum dots
- tissue engineering
- human health
- room temperature
- staphylococcus aureus
- wound healing
- risk assessment
- heavy metals
- drug delivery
- oxidative stress
- lactic acid
- reduced graphene oxide
- light emitting
- heat stress
- particulate matter
- machine learning
- mass spectrometry
- artificial intelligence
- gold nanoparticles
- walled carbon nanotubes