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Transglutaminase treatment for improving wool fabric properties
The microbial transglutaminase (mTGase) is used as a bio-catalyst to repair the wool damages caused by chemical or enzymatic treatments. In this paper, the effect of mTGase on the degree of yarn strength, area...
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Synthesis of polypropylene carbonate polyol-based waterborne polyurethane modified with polysiloxane and its film properties
Waterborne polyurethane (WPU) prepolymer was synthesized using polypropylene carbonate polyol as the soft segment, dimethylolpropionic acid as a hydrophilic chain extender and isophorone diisocyanate. The prep...
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Preparation of hexadecyltrimethoxysilane-modified silica nanocomposite hydrosol and superhydrophobic cotton coating
The hexadecyltrimethoxysilane(HDTMS)-modified silica (H-SiO2) nanocomposite hydrosol was prepared via water-based sol-gel reaction with methyltrimethoxysilane (MTMS) and HDTMS as precursors under alkaline conditi...
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Cathodic deposition of copper on polyaniline-coated textiles from a citrate bath: effects of electroplating conditions
Copper electrodepostion on polyaniline (PANI)-covered poly(ethylene terephthalate) (PET) textiles was realized galvanostaticly in a plating solution containing sodium citrate. Electrochemical behaviors of Cu d...
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Preparation of vinyl silica-based organic/inorganic nanocomposites and superhydrophobic polyester surfaces from it
A fluoropolymer/silica (FP/SiO2) organic–inorganic nanocomposite was synthesized by copolymerization of butyl acrylate (BA), methyl methacrylate (MMA), 2-hydroxyethyl acrylate (HEA), and dodecafluoroheptyl methac...
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Absorption kinetics and thermodynamics of cationic dyeing on easily dyeable copolyester modified by 2-methyl-1,3-propanediol
In the paper, adsorption kinetics and thermodynamics of C.I. Basic Red 46 (BR46) on the 2-methyl-1,3-propanediol (MPD)-modified cationic dyeable copolyester (MCDP) fabric were investigated at the temperatures ...
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Potentiostatically synthesized flexible polypyrrole/multi-wall carbon nanotube/cotton fabric electrodes for supercapacitors
A polypyrrole (PPy)/multi-walled carbon nanotube (MWCNT)/cotton flexible electrode for high-performance supercapacitors was fabricated by a facile two-step method, including MWCNT-coated cotton prepared by a f...
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Synergistic effect of organo-montmorillonite and DOPO-based oligomer on improving the flame retardancy of epoxy thermoset
The organo-montmorillonite (MT), combined with a DOPO-based oligomer (PDAP), was used to improve the flame retardancy of epoxy thermoset. The thermal stabilities and flame-retardant properties of thermosets we...
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A flexible carbon electrode based on traditional cotton woven fabrics with excellent capacitance
A flexible and stretchable three-dimensional carbon electrode (SCF) based on the natural woven fabric was developed by coupling a sublimation generating pores method and facile pyrolyzing procedure. The SCF el...
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Open AccessA New Smart Surface-Enhanced Raman Scattering Sensor Based on pH-Responsive Polyacryloyl Hydrazine Capped Ag Nanoparticles
A novel pH-responsive Ag@polyacryloyl hydrazide (Ag@PAH) nanoparticle for the first time as a surface-enhanced Raman scattering (SERS) substrate was prepared without reducing agent and end-cap** reagent. Ag@...
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Textile-inspired methodology toward asymmetric fabric based on weft-backed weave for oil/water separation
We report a novel asymmetric weft-backed woven fabric applied for oil/water separation. The fabric with asymmetric wettability is woven with two different yarns, which are produced by hydrophilic viscose and h...
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A dyeing-induced heteroatom-co-doped route toward flexible carbon electrode derived from silk fabric
Flexible carbon electrode with high performance from silk fabric was fabricated by a simple approach. Silk fabric was uniformly dyed with heteroatom-enriched dye molecules by a traditional dyeing process, foll...
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Polypyrrole coated knitted fabric for robust wearable sensor and heater
Nowadays, there has been tremendous interest in multifunctional and smart textiles to meet the pressing demand for new and innovative applications such as personal thermal and healthcare management. Herein, we...
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Facile synthesis of flexible electrode based on cotton/polypyrrole/multi-walled carbon nanotube composite for supercapacitors
Flexible electrodes made of cotton textile, polypyrrole (PPy) and multi-walled carbon nanotubes (MWCNT) composites were synthesized via a facile in situ chemical deposition method. This method involves a seri...
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Flexible and recyclable SERS substrate fabricated by decorated TiO2 film with Ag NPs on the cotton fabric
Flexible and recyclable surface-enhanced Raman scattering (SERS) substrate was fabricated based on woven cotton fabric by grafting Ag nanoparticle on the TiO2 film which was deposited on the cotton fabric. Due to...
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Asymmetric wetting Janus fabrics with double-woven structure for oil/water separation
The asymmetric wetting Janus fabric with double-woven structure was designed by using two systems of warp yarns and two types of the weft yarns with distinct wettability. The result shows that the fabric with ...
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Pulse-potential electrochemical fabrication of coaxial-nanostructured polypyrrole/multiwall carbon nanotubes networks on cotton fabrics as stable flexible supercapacitor electrodes with high areal capacitance
Flexible supercapacitors (FSCs) with a high areal capacitance are essential for future wearable energy-storage devices due to the limitation of available area on the surface of the human body (< 2 m2). To achieve...
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Enhancement of visible-light-driven photocatalytic performance of BiOBr nanosheets by Co2+ do**
In this work, Co2+ modification influence on the visible-light-induced photocatalytic performance of BiOBr was investigated. BiOBr and Co2+-doped BiOBr (Co/BiOBr) nanosheets were fabricated through a facile solvo...
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Facile synthesis of highly efficient mpg-C3N4/TiO2 visible-light-induced photocatalyst and its formaldehyde removal performance in coating application
A facile method was developed to prepare mesoporous graphic C3N4 (MGCN)/TiO2 composites by synthesizing MGCN through a chemical template method and combining it with TiO2 by a solvothermal route. The as-prepared ...
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Multifunctional antifogging coatings based on ZrO2 and SiO2 nanoparticles by spray-spin-blow layer-by-layer assembly
Multifunctional antifogging (AF) coatings consisting of alternating layers of positively charged ZrO2 nanoparticles (NPs) and negatively charged SiO2 NPs were rapidly fabricated via spray-spin-blow layer-by-layer...
