The use of nanotechnology in the textile industry has increased rapidly due to its unique and valuable properties. The present status of nanotechnology use in textiles is reviewed, with an emphasis on improving various properties of textiles.

The term ‘Enzyme’ came from the Greek word ‘Enzymos’ means ‘In the cells or Ferments’. These are naturally available, high molecular weight proteins, capable of catalyzing chemical reaction of biological process and therefore popular as ‘Biocatalyst’. Enzymes are soluble organic substance, produced by living organisms whose different amino acids form long poly peptide chains (-HN-R-CONH-R-CO-)n...

The unique physical and chemical characteristics of the plasma environment make it attractive for textile processing. Plasma is an ionized gas, i.e. it contains electrons, ions and neutral atoms and/or molecules. However, not all of the ionized gases used in textile processing will exhibit the properties associated with plasmas, mainly because of their low charge state densities compared to the...

The currently recommended concentrations of aftertreatments containing heavy metals often prevent a textile finisher from meeting effluent discharge regulations. This study involved optimizing the application procedures and concentrations of copper sulfate for copperizing direct dyes on cotton and of tartar emetic (potassium antimony tartrate) for insolubulizing tannic acid on dyed nylon. The r...

The use of ultrasound in textile wet processing offers many potential advantages. Previous work has shown that the use of ultrasonics in dyeing provides the following benefits: (1) energy savings and reduced processing times, (2) environmental improvements, (3) process enhancement, and (4) lower overall processing costs. A fundamental understanding of the operative processes are needed so that ...

The recent challenge in textile supply chain management is the development of collaboration network which accommodates diverse concerns of various participants while explicitly recognizing interdependencies and promoting effective relationship management. This study is designed to suggest a collaboration network model for textile industry and apply it to establish a desirable framework for the ...

BACKGROUND Inhalation of cotton-based particulate has been associated with respiratory symptoms and overt lung disease related to endotoxin exposure in some studies. This cross-sectional study measures personal exposure to inhalable dust and endotoxin in the textile industry of Nepal. METHODS This study was conducted in four sectors (garment making, carpet making, weaving, and recycling) of t...

During the past 15 years NASA has taken the lead role in exploiting the benefits of textile reinforced composite materials for application to aircraft structures. The NASA Advanced Composites Technology (ACT) program was started in 1989 to develop composite primary structures for commercial transport airplanes with costs that are competitive with metal structures. As part of this program, sever...

Azo dyes are one of the oldest industrially synthesized organic compounds characterized by presence of Azo bond (-N=N-) and are widely utilized as coloring agents in textile, leather, cosmetic, paint, plastic, paper, and food industries During textile processing, inefficiencies in dyeing result in large amounts of the dyestuff (varying from 2% loss when using basic dyes to a 50% loss when certa...