Water treatment plants' effluents are hotspots of microplastics (MPs) and microfibres (MFs)
released into the aquatic environment because they were not designed to capture these …

While polymers are widely utilized materials in the biomedical industry, they are rarely used
in an unmodified state. Some kind of a surface treatment is often necessary to achieve …

The effect of fiber type (cotton, polyester, and rayon), temperature, and use of detergent on
the number of microfibers released during laundering of knitted fabrics were studied during …

The ingestion of microplastics and natural fibres (< 5 mm) was assessed for two commercial
fish species in the western Mediterranean Sea: Sardina pilchardus and Engraulis …

Microplastics are widely spread in the environment, which along with still increasing
production have aroused concern of their impacts on environmental health. The objective of …

As the global demand for textiles increases, so to do the potential environmental impacts
that stem from their production, use and disposal. Freshwater ecosystems are particularly at …

Microfibers (MFs) are fibrous micro particles of longitude< 5 mm, including natural fibers and
fibrous microplastics. Microplastic pollution has become a world issue. As the major section …

The Most Detailed Resource Available on Points of Zero ChargeWith their work growing in
complexity, chemists involved with surface phenomena-related projects have outgrown the …

Conventional cotton dyeing methods rely on high salt concentrations and consume large
amounts of water. To decrease the ecological impact of the textile industry, the development …

Medical textiles have played an increasingly important protection role in the healthcare
industry. This study was aimed at improving the conventional cotton gauze for achieving …