Deficits in the mineral Zn are responsible for a sizable proportion of the world's disease
burden and child mortality. With the increasing success rate of biofortification in major crops …

Textiles can provide a suitable substrate to grow micro-organisms especially at appropriate
humidity and temperature in contact to human body. Recently, increasing public concern …

With the growing awareness for the need of sustainable environment, the importance of
synthesizing and the application of green nanoparticles has gained special focus. Among …

In the present investigation the antimicrobial efficiency of cotton fibres loaded with silver
nanoparticles (AgNPs) was studied which are developed by “green process” using natural …

Anti-microbial materials have multiple applications in medicine, industry and commercial
products. Recent research has proposed the use of nanoparticles in a range of materials, as …

A novel and universal procedure has been developed for producing nanosized stable silver
particles on cotton fabrics in a simple and cost-effective manner with complete control of the …

ZnO/carboxymethyl chitosan bionano-composite was prepared at different temperatures.
ZnO/carboxymethyl chitosan bionano-composite was characterized by UV spectroscopy …

Polymer materials flammability represents a major limitation to their use and hence to the
development of most polymer-based advanced technologies. Environmental and safety …

The surface modification of textile fabrics and therefore, the development of advanced textile
materials featuring specific implemented and new properties, such as improved durability …

Bacterial colonization of surfaces is the leading cause of deterioration and contaminations.
Fouling and bacterial settlement led to damaged coatings, allowing microorganisms to …