Back close

20 – Sustainable nanotextiles: emerging antibacterial fabrics

Publication Type : Book Chapter

Publisher : Antimicrobial Textiles from Natural Resources, Woodhead Publishing, p.619-651 (2021)

Source : Antimicrobial Textiles from Natural Resources, Woodhead Publishing, p.619-651 (2021)

Url : https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/B978012821485500007X

ISBN : 9780128214855

Keywords : antibacterial activity, Electrospinning, Nanotextiles, Sonochemical method, thermoregulation

Campus : Amritapuri

School : School of Arts and Sciences

Department : Chemistry

Year : 2021

Abstract : The development of sustainable nanotextiles has transfigured the textile industry. Materials having functional applications like protection, antimicrobial activity and medicinal care can be achieved by manipulating the textiles into the nanoregime as well as by incorporating nanobased materials. The incorporation of suitable nanoparticles into fabrics enhances the antimicrobial activity of clothes, leading to a broad range of biomedical applications. The increased surface area of nanomaterials results in the enhanced absorption of light, which results in the degradation of organic matter. Nanotextiles have various other properties like superhydrophobicity, self-cleaning, sensing, odour reduction etc. This chapter tries to bring to light the antibacterial application of nanotextiles giving due importance to the fabrication techniques and their characteristic properties.

Cite this Research Publication : Jitha S. Jayan, Sethulekshmi, A. S., Gopika Venu, Dr. Saritha A., and Kuruvilla Joseph, “20 - Sustainable nanotextiles: emerging antibacterial fabrics”, in Antimicrobial Textiles from Natural Resources, M. Ibrahim H. Mondal, Ed. Woodhead Publishing, 2021, pp. 619-651.

Admissions Apply Now