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Design of Acoustic Textiles: Environmental Challenges and Opportunities for Future Direction

, 2016
Textiles have begun to find use in acoustical applications for the past few decades. In order to consolidate the position of textiles as noise control materials, their performance characteristics should be further enhanced to a level comparable to ...
Yılmaz, Nazire Deniz, Nazire Deniz Yilmaz   +1 more
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PVA-based hydrogen-bonded supramolecular adhesive with core–shell nanoarchitectures for multifunctional and sustainable applications

Journal of Advanced Research
Introduction: Sustainable, high-performance adhesives are in high demand, yet their development is hindered by the trade-off between environmental friendliness and multifunctionality.
Zhen-Zhen Yin, Jia-Min Ma, Bin Zhao, Hui Yan, Cong-Yun Zhang   +4 more
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Towards Standardised Evaluation of Cooling Garments: Validation of a Novel Test Protocol

Textiles
Personal cooling garments are designed to help individuals manage excess heat in high-temperature environments. The thermal effects of these garments are typically evaluated through thermal manikin experiments or human subject tests.
Miriam Martínez-Albert, Raquel Belda-Anaya, David Mínguez-García, Eva Bou-Belda   +3 more
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Functional textiles driven by transforming NiTi wires

, 2015
Over last ten years, we have carried out extensive research on the use of thin NiTi wires for advanced functional textiles. In this work we discuss general challenges and opportunities in the design, production and processing of NiTi textiles stemming ...
Luděk Heller, D. Vokoun, K. Janouchová, P. Šittner   +3 more
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A Multifunctional Cationic Waterborne Polyurethane System with High Fire-Safety and Antibacterial Performance Enabled by Phosphorous Acid-Protonated Chitosan

Biomimetics
Waterborne polyurethane (WPU) is widely used in flexible films and textile finishing, but its intrinsic flammability, severe melt dripping, and sensitivity to polar additives restrict its fire-safe applications.
Xin-Yu Tian, Zhen-Guo Zhao, Peng Chen, Yan-Peng Ni   +3 more
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Assessing the comfort of functional fabrics for smart clothing using subjective evaluation

, 2018
Sensory investigations of the functional textiles could be an alternative for the quality inspection and control of the products. The purpose of this research is to use subjective evaluation technique for assessing the tactile comfort of some functional
V Nierstrasz, Wang, Lichuan,, R Harpa, Melkie Getnet Tadesse, Tadesse, Melkie Getnet,, Chen, Yan,, C Loghin, Y Chen, Harpa, Rodica,, L Wang, Loghin, Carmen,, Nierstrasz, Vincent,   +11 more
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Microencapsulation and its application in production of functional textiles 

, 2021
Currently, the textile sector is moving towards the development of value-added functional textile products based on customer demand. Therefore, several new finishing techniques have been evolved so far to functionalize the textile substrates.
Singh, Nagender ; Indian Institute of Technology (I.I.T.) Delhi, India, Sheikh, Javed ; Indian Institute of Technology (I.I.T.) Delhi, India   +1 more
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Large-area display textiles integrated with functional systems

, 2022
Displays are basic building blocks of modern electronics1,2. Integrating displays into textiles offers exciting opportunities for smart electronic textiles—the ultimate goal of wearable technology, poised to change the way in which we interact with ...
Jin, D, Gao, Z, Shen, J, Wu, J, Zuo, Y, Yang, Y, Xu, X, Wang, B, Pei, Q, Peng, H, Wang, J, Chen, P, Zhai, P, Zhang, B, Zhang, L, Tong, Q, Shi, X, Sun, X, Liao, M   +18 more
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Efficient PET Glycolysis with Suppressed Diethylene Glycol Formation and Beneficial Residue Effects Using an Organic Phosphonate Catalyst

Molecules
Glycolysis of poly(ethylene terephthalate) (PET) offers a promising route for chemical recycling, yet conventional homogeneous catalysts often suffer from low selectivity, severe side reactions (especially diethylene glycol, DEG formation), and ...
Xin-Yu Hao, Xing Cao, Yan-Peng Ni
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General Strategy to Prepare Single-Layered Ag–Au–Pt Nanocrystal Ternary-Coated Biomass Textiles through Polymer-Driven Self-Assembly

Nanomaterials, 2020
Current metal nanomaterials for developing nanofunctional textiles are mostly based on metal nanoparticles (NPs) that show aqueous instability, a tendency to aggregate, and low chemical affinity to biomass textiles, leading to low nano-metal uptake ...
Liheng Gao, Jundan Feng, Sijun Xu, Min Shi, Lirong Yao, Lu Wang, Zhongtian Yang   +6 more
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