Functional nanofibers in clothing for protection against chemical and biological hazards

Nurfaizey, Abdul Hamid; Tucker, Nick; Stanger, Jonathan; Staiger, Mark P.

doi:10.1533/9780857095640.2.236

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“…Recent research studies have demonstrated that electrospun nanofibres can simultaneously have high protection and good breathability as a result of high surface area and porosity . Other advantages of nanofibre‐based protective clothes over traditional ones include their light weight, high resistance to particles penetration, and low toxicity . Moreover, nanofibres can be directly electrospun on fabric substrates in electrospinning .…”

Section: Applicationsmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…However, nanofibre‐based protective clothes have some problems such as low productivity of electrospinning instruments and low mechanical properties of the nanofibres. These problems may be resolved to some extent by the use of industrial electrospinning systems and the incorporation of nanofibres onto support fabrics, respectively …”

Section: Applicationsmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…52 Other advantages of nanofibre-based protective clothes over traditional ones include their light weight, high resistance to particles penetration, and low toxicity. 2,52 Moreover, nanofibres can be directly electrospun on fabric substrates in electrospinning. 52 In addition, high specific surface area of nanofibres makes it possible to functionalise their surface to both detoxify toxins onto protective clothes and adsorb them.…”

Section: Preparation Of Protective Clothes For Farm Workersmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…These problems may be resolved to some extent by the use of industrial electrospinning systems and the incorporation of nanofibres onto support fabrics, respectively. 2 In the first study on protective clothes for farm workers, Lee et al reported that electrospun polypropylene (PP) nanofibres laminated on a non-woven substrate have a high potential for the preparation of protective clothes because of high barrier properties and acceptable breathability. 51 Due to low solubility of PP in organic solvents, melt electrospinning technique was used to synthesise nanofibres.…”

Section: Preparation Of Protective Clothes For Farm Workersmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…In the recent decade, nanofibres have been considered an important group of one‐dimensional nanostructures because of their unique properties such as high surface area, high porosity, and their high safety in comparison with other nanomaterials . A number of methods including phase separation, self‐assembly, interfacial polymerisation and electrospinning have been developed to produce nanofibres, among which electrospinning is the most widely studied technique.…”

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confidence: 99%

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Electrospun nanofibres in agriculture and the food industry: a review

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The interesting characteristics of electrospun nanofibres, such as high surface-to-volume ratio, nanoporosity, and high safety, make them suitable candidates for use in a variety of applications. In the recent decade, electrospun nanofibres have been applied to different potential fields such as filtration, wound dressing, drug delivery, etc. and a significant number of review papers have been published in these fields. However, the use of electrospun nanofibres in agriculture is comparatively novel and is still in its infancy. In this paper, the specific applications of electrospun nanofibres in agriculture and food science, including plant protection using pheromone-loaded nanofibres, plant protection using encapsulation of biocontrol agents, preparation of protective clothes for farm workers, encapsulation of agrochemical materials, deoxyribonucleic acid extraction in agricultural research studies, pre-concentration and measurement of pesticides in crops and environmental samples, preparation of nanobiosensors for pesticide detection, encapsulation of food materials, fabrication of food packaging materials, and filtration of beverage products are reviewed and discussed. This paper may help researchers develop the use of electrospun nanofibres in agriculture and food science to address some serious problems such as the intensive use of pesticides. © 2016 Society of Chemical Industry.

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Section: Applicationsmentioning

confidence: 99%

Section: Applicationsmentioning

confidence: 99%