Paper and textiles have been used ubiquitously in our everyday lives, such as books and newspapers for propagating information, clothing and packaging. In this perspective, we will summarize our recent efforts in exploring these old materials for emerging energy and environmental applications. The motivations and challenges of using paper and textiles for device applications will be discussed. ...

Interest in antibacterial textiles has been increasing recently. Different kinds of antibacterial textiles with different effectivity are being sold in the market. The influence of time on the antibacterial activity of such textiles is not known generally. The goal of this research was to study the mechanism of commercially available antibacterial agent meant for cotton with regard to the influ...

Electronic textiles belong to the broader range of smart (or “intelligent”) textiles. Their “smartness” is enabled by embedded or added electronics and allows sensing defined parameters their environment as well actuating according these sensor data. For this purpose, different sensors (e.g., temperature, strain, light sensors) actuators LEDs mechanical actuators) are connected with a power sup...

Firstly, the paper reviews the study situation of trade gravity model at home and abroad, and points out that the trade gravity model is not widely applied in the industrial trade flow. Secondly, the paper takes the export of China’s textile industry as an example to put forward export trade gravity model, and analyzes the influence of trade protection upon export of our textiles and other infl...

Candida albicans, one of the most dreadful fungal pathogens threatening humans, could not be easily prevented. The anticandidal activity of oak gall extract, Quercus infectoria (QIE), was investigated as a potential natural alternative to synthetic and chemical fungicides. QIE anticandidal potentiality was confirmed using both qualitative and quantitative assays. Cotton textiles were treated wi...

Textile-based electronic components have gained interest in the fields of science and technology. Recent developments in nanotechnology have enabled the integration of electronic components into textiles while retaining desirable characteristics such as flexibility, strength, and conductivity. Various materials were investigated in detail to obtain current conductive textile technology, and the...

This workshop connects attendees with a new area of computing, e-textiles and soft computing. Traditionally technology has been engineered with rigid materials, using assembly skills such as wiring and soldering. The new field of computational textiles explores using fabric in combination with sewn conductive thread to assemble computationally-enhanced textile materials. This workshop will enga...

This study aimed to examine the usefulness of locally found gastropod snail, Nerita lineata as suitable biomonitor for metal pollution. The accumulation and elimination of chromium (Cr) and lead (Pb) was examined by exposing N. Lineata to different concentrations of Pb (1-4ppm) and Cr (12-15 ppm) under controlled laboratory conditions. The experiments were allowed for four days of accumulation ...