Antimicrobial Clothing Based on Electrospun Fibers with ZnO Nanoparticles

There has been a surge in interest in developing protective textiles and clothes to protect wearers from risks such as chemical, biological, heat, UV, pollution, and other environmental factors. Traditional protective textiles have strong water resistance but lack breathability and have a limited ca...

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Main Authors: Manuela Daniela Preda, Maria Leila Popa, Ionela Andreea Neacșu, Alexandru Mihai Grumezescu, Octav Ginghină
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Published: MDPI AG 2023-01-01
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author Manuela Daniela Preda
Maria Leila Popa
Ionela Andreea Neacșu
Alexandru Mihai Grumezescu
Octav Ginghină
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description There has been a surge in interest in developing protective textiles and clothes to protect wearers from risks such as chemical, biological, heat, UV, pollution, and other environmental factors. Traditional protective textiles have strong water resistance but lack breathability and have a limited capacity to remove water vapor and moisture. Electrospun fibers and membranes have shown enormous promise in developing protective materials and garments. Textiles made up of electrospun fibers and membranes can provide thermal comfort and protection against a wide range of environmental threats. Because of their multifunctional properties, such as semi-conductivity, ultraviolet absorption, optical transparency, and photoluminescence, their low toxicity, biodegradability, low cost, and versatility in achieving diverse shapes, ZnO-based nanomaterials are a subject of increasing interest in the current review. The growing uses of electrospinning in the development of breathable and protective textiles are highlighted in this review.
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spelling doaj.art-b074b10c92fc44d3a1f4ba728bb0f2ad2023-11-30T22:43:18ZengMDPI AGInternational Journal of Molecular Sciences1661-65961422-00672023-01-01242162910.3390/ijms24021629Antimicrobial Clothing Based on Electrospun Fibers with ZnO NanoparticlesManuela Daniela Preda0Maria Leila Popa1Ionela Andreea Neacșu2Alexandru Mihai Grumezescu3Octav Ginghină4Department of Science and Engineering of Oxide Materials and Nanomaterials, Faculty of Chemical Engineering and Biotechnologies, University Politehnica of Bucharest, 011061 Bucharest, RomaniaDepartment of Science and Engineering of Oxide Materials and Nanomaterials, Faculty of Chemical Engineering and Biotechnologies, University Politehnica of Bucharest, 011061 Bucharest, RomaniaDepartment of Science and Engineering of Oxide Materials and Nanomaterials, Faculty of Chemical Engineering and Biotechnologies, University Politehnica of Bucharest, 011061 Bucharest, RomaniaDepartment of Science and Engineering of Oxide Materials and Nanomaterials, Faculty of Chemical Engineering and Biotechnologies, University Politehnica of Bucharest, 011061 Bucharest, RomaniaFaculty of Medicine, University of Medicine and Pharmacy Carol Davila from Bucharest, 37 Dionisie Lupu Street, District 2, 020021 Bucharest, RomaniaThere has been a surge in interest in developing protective textiles and clothes to protect wearers from risks such as chemical, biological, heat, UV, pollution, and other environmental factors. Traditional protective textiles have strong water resistance but lack breathability and have a limited capacity to remove water vapor and moisture. Electrospun fibers and membranes have shown enormous promise in developing protective materials and garments. Textiles made up of electrospun fibers and membranes can provide thermal comfort and protection against a wide range of environmental threats. Because of their multifunctional properties, such as semi-conductivity, ultraviolet absorption, optical transparency, and photoluminescence, their low toxicity, biodegradability, low cost, and versatility in achieving diverse shapes, ZnO-based nanomaterials are a subject of increasing interest in the current review. The growing uses of electrospinning in the development of breathable and protective textiles are highlighted in this review.https://www.mdpi.com/1422-0067/24/2/1629electrospinningzinc oxidenanoparticles
spellingShingle Manuela Daniela Preda
Maria Leila Popa
Ionela Andreea Neacșu
Alexandru Mihai Grumezescu
Octav Ginghină
Antimicrobial Clothing Based on Electrospun Fibers with ZnO Nanoparticles
International Journal of Molecular Sciences
electrospinning
zinc oxide
nanoparticles
title Antimicrobial Clothing Based on Electrospun Fibers with ZnO Nanoparticles
title_full Antimicrobial Clothing Based on Electrospun Fibers with ZnO Nanoparticles
title_fullStr Antimicrobial Clothing Based on Electrospun Fibers with ZnO Nanoparticles
title_full_unstemmed Antimicrobial Clothing Based on Electrospun Fibers with ZnO Nanoparticles
title_short Antimicrobial Clothing Based on Electrospun Fibers with ZnO Nanoparticles
title_sort antimicrobial clothing based on electrospun fibers with zno nanoparticles
topic electrospinning
zinc oxide
nanoparticles
url https://www.mdpi.com/1422-0067/24/2/1629
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