Molecules,
Journal Year:
2023,
Volume and Issue:
28(2), P. 661 - 661
Published: Jan. 9, 2023
Nanotechnology,
contrary
to
its
name,
has
massively
revolutionized
industries
around
the
world.
This
paper
predominantly
deals
with
data
regarding
applications
of
nanotechnology
in
modernization
several
industries.
A
comprehensive
research
strategy
is
adopted
incorporate
latest
driven
from
major
science
platforms.
Resultantly,
a
broad-spectrum
overview
presented
which
comprises
diverse
modern
study
reveals
that
not
limited
labs
or
small-scale
manufacturing
units
nanomedicine,
but
instead
taken
share
different
Companies
world
are
now
trying
make
their
innovations
more
efficient
terms
structuring,
working,
and
designing
outlook
productivity
by
taking
advantage
nanotechnology.
From
processing
such
as
those
agriculture,
food,
medicine
larger-scale
production
operating
automobiles,
civil
engineering,
environmental
management,
manifested
almost
every
industrial
domain
on
global
scale.
With
pronounced
cooperation
among
researchers,
industrialists,
scientists,
technologists,
environmentalists,
educationists,
sustainable
development
nano-based
can
be
predicted
future.
Pharmaceutics,
Journal Year:
2022,
Volume and Issue:
14(12), P. 2842 - 2842
Published: Dec. 18, 2022
Zinc
oxide
(ZnO)
nanomaterials
are
used
in
various
health-related
applications,
from
antimicrobial
textiles
to
wound
dressing
composites
and
sunscreens
packaging.
Purity,
surface
defects,
size,
morphology
of
the
nanoparticles
main
factors
that
influence
properties.
In
this
study,
we
comparing
properties
ZnO
obtained
by
solvolysis
using
a
series
alcohols:
primary
methanol
1-hexanol,
secondary
(2-propanol
2-butanol),
tertiary
(tert-butanol).
While
synthesis
is
successfully
accomplished
all
alcohols,
use
or
alcohols
does
not
lead
as
final
product,
underlining
importance
solvent.
The
shape
depends
on
alcohol
used,
quasi-spherical
rods,
consequently,
different
reported,
including
photocatalytic
activities.
1-butanol
exhibited
best
performance
against
methylene
blue
(MB)
dye
solution,
attaining
degradation
efficiency
98.24%.
comparative
study
among
usual
model
dyes
revealed
triarylmethane
less
susceptible
photo-degradation.
present
strong
activity
broad
range
microorganisms
(bacterial
fungal
strains),
size
being
important
factors.
This
permits
further
tailoring
for
medical
applications.
Deleted Journal,
Journal Year:
2025,
Volume and Issue:
7(1)
Published: Jan. 3, 2025
The
functionalization
of
textiles
through
grafting
modification
has
emerged
as
a
promising
approach,
offering
bright
future
for
the
textile
industry.
This
process
involves
covalent
attachment
functional
polymers
to
substrates,
imparting
desirable
properties
such
hydrophobicity,
antimicrobial
activity,
UV
resistance,
drug
delivery
capabilities,
flame
and
improved
dyeability.
Various
techniques,
including
chemical,
plasma-induced,
radiation-induced
grafting,
have
been
explored
achieve
these
modifications.
review
highlights
advancements
in
methods,
selecting
suitable
agents,
resulting
conferred
on
textiles.
discussion
also
addresses
environmental
economic
aspects
modification,
emphasizing
sustainable
practices
applications.
integration
into
manufacturing
processes
offers
significant
opportunities
developing
high-performance
with
tailored
functionalities,
meeting
evolving
demands
consumers
industries.
constant
evolution
adaptation
meet
keeps
our
industry
vibrant
engaging.
Macromol—A Journal of Macromolecular Research,
Journal Year:
2023,
Volume and Issue:
3(2), P. 120 - 148
Published: April 15, 2023
The
recovery
and
recycling
of
textile
waste
is
becoming
urgent
since
textiles
are
generating
more
waste.
In
one
year,
about
92
million
tons
produced
the
fashion
industry
accounts
for
58
plastic
per
year.
Several
different
synthetic
fibres
used
in
textiles,
thanks
to
their
excellent
processability
mechanical
properties,
but
on
other
hand,
difficulties
linked
end
life
release
microplastics
from
them
during
washing
currently
a
cause
great
concern.
this
context,
policy
actions
have
been
aimed
at
promoting
replacing
fossil-based
with
biobased
fibres.
current
review,
considering
both
scientific
papers
published
international
journals
web
sources,
considers
sorting
possible
polyesters,
polyamides
acrylics.
Nevertheless,
contamination
presence
mixed
fabrics
another
issue
face
recycling.
Methodologies
solve
elastane,
present
stretch
fabrics,
as
well
possibility
non-woven
composite
sector
investigated.
Moreover,
chemical
enzymatic
fossil
polymers
also
considered.
Thanks
comprehensive
scheme
it
deduce
that,
while
use
materials
should
rapidly
increase
applications,
perspective
obtained
into
durable
and/or
high-performance
products
seems
most
promising.
Textiles,
Journal Year:
2023,
Volume and Issue:
3(2), P. 219 - 245
Published: May 18, 2023
Textiles
with
antimicrobial
functionality
have
been
intensively
and
extensively
investigated
in
the
recent
decades,
mostly
because
they
are
present
everyday
life
various
applications:
medicine
healthcare,
sportswear,
clothing
footwear,
furniture
upholstery,
air
water
purification
systems,
food
packaging
etc.
Their
ability
to
kill
or
limit
growth
of
microbial
population
a
certain
context
defines
their
activity
against
bacteria,
fungi,
viruses,
even
initial
formation
biofilm
prior
microorganisms’
proliferation.
Various
classes
antimicrobials
employed
for
these
highly
specialized
textiles,
namely,
organic
synthetic
reagents
polymers,
metals
metal
oxides
(micro-
nanoparticles),
natural
naturally
derived
compounds,
range
applications
critically
assessed.
At
same
time,
different
modern
processing
techniques
reviewed
relation
applications.
This
paper
focuses
on
some
advances
challenges
field
textiles
given
practical
importance
as
it
appears
from
most
reports
literature.
Frontiers in Microbiology,
Journal Year:
2023,
Volume and Issue:
14
Published: May 30, 2023
Cyanobacteria
are
widespread
phototrophic
microorganisms
that
represent
a
promising
biotechnological
tool
to
satisfy
current
sustainability
and
circularity
requirements.
They
potential
bio-factories
of
wide
range
compounds
can
be
exploited
in
several
fields
including
bioremediation
nanotechnology
sectors.
This
article
aims
illustrate
the
most
recent
trends
use
cyanobacteria
for
bioremoval
(i.e.,
cyanoremediation)
heavy
metals
metal
recovery
reuse.
Heavy
biosorption
by
combined
with
consecutive
valorization
obtained
metal-organic
materials
get
added-value
compounds,
nanoparticles,
opening
field
phyconanotechnology.
It
is
thus
possible
approaches
could
increase
environmental
economic
feasibility
cyanobacteria-based
processes,
promoting
transition
toward
circular
economy.
