Personal protective equipment (PPE) is critical to protect healthcare workers (HCWs) from
highly infectious diseases such as COVID-19. However, hospitals have been at risk of …

This paper provides an in-depth review of the natural colourants covering their
classifications, sources, extraction techniques, application techniques in relation to different …

Medical textiles is an emerging specialist field within the textile industry showing substantial
growth in the amount of research attention it has attracted over the past ten years and it is …

The use of plant resources in different areas is increasing day by day. One of the uses of
these resources is textile dyeing. In this study, Glycyrrhiza glabra L. roots were used for …

Recently, due to harmful effect of climate change and other environmental concerns, the
interest towards natural dyes has gained momentum. Presently in this high technological …

The use of antimicrobial compounds in textiles has grown dramatically over the last
decades. The potential application field is wide. It ranges from industrial textiles exposed to …

This article is about natural dyes for multifunctional cotton coloration and finishing. Cotton,
the king of natural fibres, demands coloring, antimicrobial, and UV protection, without …

Textiles in all forms act as carriers in transmitting pathogens and provide a medium of
microbial growth, especially in those fabrics which are used in sports, medical and …

Linen fiber, which is claimed to be more comfortable than cotton, is an important textile fiber
obtained from Linum usitatissimum (Flax) plant. However, the lack of functional properties of …

Synthetic dyes and all the processing used in general dyeing is harmful to our health. Dye
from natural sources can reduce the risk of synthetic dyes. As indigo has been used for …