Petroleum-based synthetic plastics play an important role in our life. As the detrimental
health and environmental effects of synthetic plastics continue to increase, the renewable …

Natural fiber-reinforced composites have attracted considerable attention as variable and
environmentally friendly alternatives to conventional materials in various industries …

Enhancing the fire-retardant and antibacterial properties of viscose fabric through a simple
strategy is crucial and urgent. In this study, an aminoazole-based cyclotriphosphazene …

The introduction of phosphate groups into cellulosic fibers allows for the tuning of their fire
resistance, chelating and metal-adhesion properties, enabling the development of flame …

Pathogenic bacterial infections on the surface of public facilities and medical devices have
attracted widespread attention, and the main reason is the lack of surface antibacterial …

In this article we review the possibilities of photocatalytically active ZnO nanomaterials
synthesized using atomic layer deposition (ALD). ZnO is a widely researched photocatalytic …

Antibacterial fibers have great potential in many applications, such as medical dressings,
surgical sutures and masks, etc. owing to their good growth inhibition against bacteria …

Antibiotic resistance is one of the greatest threats to global health and food security today. It
becomes increasingly difficult to treat infectious disorders because antibiotics, even the …

As a natural protein resource, silk has been favored for thousands of years due to
remarkable properties and the lustrous appearance. The broaden use of natural silk …

Vapor-phase infiltration (VPI) has emerged as a scalable process for transforming polymer
products into a variety of organic–inorganic hybrid materials with potential applications to a …