Textiles today are not just comfortable and stylish, but can also be smart. Known as electronic textiles, or e-textiles, these are fabrics into which electronic instrumentation is built. The purpose ...

The antibacterial properties of silver-coated textiles are popular in the fields of sport and medicine. Scientists have now investigated how different silver coatings behave in the washing machine, ...

For the first time, researchers have found a cost-effective and convenient way to apply a silver-based antimicrobial clear coating to new or existing textiles. Their method uses polyphenols, commonly ...

If it contains 'nano', it doesn't primarily leak 'nano': at least that's true for silver-coated textiles, explains Bernd Nowack of the Technology and Society division at Empa. During each wash cycle a ...

Treating patient textiles with ionic silver after washing can significantly decrease microbial contamination, according to a recent study published in the American Journal of Infection Control. As ...

(Nanowerk Spotlight) Nanotechnology has brought a new area of finishing applications - nanofinishing - to the textile industry. Coating the surface of textiles and clothing with nanoparticles has ...

Researchers from the University of Tokyo’s Graduate School of Engineering said they have found a cost-effective and convenient way to apply a silver-based antimicrobial clear coating to new or ...

Selbyville, Delaware, United States, September 21 2020 (Wiredrelease) Global Market Insights, Inc –:With metal nanoparticles setting the trend in a slew of consumer goods, such as textiles, food, ...

PARIS — The shortage of masks and personal protection equipment France experienced at the onset of the COVID-19 outbreak may well turn out to have a silver lining as the country faces a prolonged ...