This review intends to highlight the potential of the membrane science in developed clothing
and protective textiles. In particular, the purpose is to provide an overview of the membrane …

There has been increased interest to develop protective fabrics and clothing for protecting
the wearer from hazards such as chemical, biological, heat, UV, pollutants etc. Protective …

A modified clay was used to prepare waterborne polyurethane (WPU)/clay nanocomposite
dispersions in this study. XRD and TEM examinations indicate that the clay platelets are …

An authentic resource for the fundamentals, applied techniques, applications and recent
advancements of all the main areas of technical textiles Created to be a comprehensive …

This research aims to create a coated surface by integrating porous silica aerogel particles
with polyurethane (PU) binder having simultaneous thermal comfort and protective …

Super-elastic mechanical property and waterproof and breathable membranes (WBMs),
which could effectively stop liquid water penetration but allow water vapor to transmit, would …

A polyol containing long sulfonated side chain, designated as PESS, was used to prepare
aqueous polyurethane (PU) dispersions through the prepolymer mixing process in this …

In this work, novel nanofibrous membranes with waterproof and breathable (W&B)
performance were successfully fabricated by the combination of electrospinning and surface …

An experimental and theoretical study has been used to investigate gas diffusion and
solubility in PEBAX® 2533 block copolymer membrane. Molecular simulations using …

Hybrid emulsions of waterborne polyurethanes-acrylate (WPUA) were synthesized using
isophoronediisocyanate (IPDI), polytetramethylene glycol (PTMG), and an acrylate monomer …