This chapter focuses on functional finishes for cotton-based textiles that are carried out
individually or in combination to enhance or create novel performance functionalities for …

Pure chitosan and its zinc oxide composite coatings were applied on microfibriller cellulose
mat (MCM) to prepare chitosan coated microfibriller cellulose (Chi-MCM) and zinc …

Abstract Development of multifunctional textile and clothing products with improved
environmental profiles has been demanded both by textile industry and by consumer …

Superfine powder obtained from waste natural polymer is a renewable resource that is
capable of absorbing odor and being used as pigment for textile finishing. So far, the …

Introduction A novel biocomposite chitosan/graphite based on zinc-grafted mesoporous
silica nanoparticles (CGZM-bio) was synthesized and the antibacterial activities of this …

A green facile nano-finishing route was developed to impart high antibacterial efficacy, UV-
protection, self-cleaning and anti-wrinkle functions to cotton/wool and viscose/wool blends …

Due to the increased demands for eco-friendly textile wet-processes and products as well as
for developing innovative multifunctional cellulosic textiles taking in consideration quality …

A new approach for an eco-friendly multi-functionalization of cotton/wool (C/W) and
viscose/wool (V/W) blended fabrics was investigated. In this study, Ag-nanoparticle (Ag-NP) …

The cellulose fabrics made from 100% cotton with antibacterial and UV protective properties
were successfully created by loading of Ag/TiO 2 nanocomposite during and after dyeing …

The objective of this study is to replace sodium alginate (bio composite polymer), urea and
sodium bicarbonate (alkalinity) in the conventional reactive printing of cotton with …