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A special issue of Materials (ISSN 1996-1944). This special issue belongs to the section "Thin Films and Interfaces".

Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (20 July 2022) | Viewed by 7440

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Prof. Dr. Bojana Vončina

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Faculty of Mechanical Engineering, University of Maribor, Smetanova 17, 2000 Maribor, Slovenia
Interests: nanoencapsulation; cyclodextrin; smart textile materials; recycling; chemical recycling

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Dear Colleagues,

We would like to invite you to submit your work to this Special Issue journal dedicated to the “Application of Functional Textile Materials and Films”. The aim of this highly focused Special Issue of the journal Materials is to disseminate, network and discuss the recent developments, challenges, directions and applications of functional materials in textiles and films.Functional textile materials and films are found in many applications, such as medicine and hygiene, pharmaceuticals, chemistry, the automotive and aerospace industries, buildings, the environment, military, sensing, packaging, cosmetics and well-being. The topics of interest of this Special Issue include, but are not limited to, the following: organic and inorganic added value functional and multifunctional materials, self-assembly surfaces, nanoparticles, micro and hydrogels, graphene, and functional materials with electromagnetic, antimicrobial, antioxidant, flame-retardant, targeted delivery and photo/ thermochromic properties.

I invite you to support Materials (IF 3.057) by submitting original research papers and critical review articles that will constitute the blueprint of our future research.

Prof. Dr. Bojana Vončina
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added value organic and inorganic functional materials
poly-functional materials
self-assembly
nanoparticles
hydrogels
nano/microcapsules
graphene
piezoelectric
antimicrobial
flame retardant

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Synergistic Effect of Screen-Printed Single-Walled Carbon Nanotubes and Phosphorylated Cellulose Nanofibrils on Thermophysiological Comfort, Thermal/UV Resistance, Mechanical and Electroconductive Properties of Flame-Retardant Fabric

by Tjaša Kolar and Vanja Kokol

Materials 2021, 14(23), 7238; https://0-doi-org.brum.beds.ac.uk/10.3390/ma14237238 - 26 Nov 2021

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Single-walled carbon nanotubes (SWCNTs) and phosphorylated nanocellulose fibrils (PCNFs) were used as functional screen-print coatings on flame-retardant (FR) fabric, to improve its thermal resistance and thermophysiological comfort (wetting, water vapour and heat transmission) properties, while inducing it with electrical conductivity and UV protection. The effect of PCNF printing, followed by applying a hydrophobic polyacrylate (AP), on the same (back/B, turned outwards) or other (front/F, turned towards skin) side of the fabric, with and without the addition of 0.1–0.4 wt% SWCNTs, was studied by determining the amount of applied coating and its distribution (microscopic imaging), and measuring the fabric’s colour, air permeability, thickness, mechanical, flame and abrasion resistance properties. Due to the synergistic effect of PCNF and SWCNTs, both-sided printed fabric (front-side printed with PCNF and back-side with SWCNTs within AP) resulted in an increased heat transfer (25%) and an improved thermal resistance (shift of degradation temperature by up to 18 °C towards a higher value) and UV protection (UPF of 109) without changing the colour of the fabric. Such treatment also affected the moisture management properties with an increased water-vapour transfer (17%), reduced water uptake (39%) and asymmetric wettability due to the hydrophilic front (Contact Angle 46°) and hydrophobic back (129°) side. The increased tensile (16%) and tear (39%) strengths were also assessed in the warp direction, without worsening the abrasion resistance of the front-side. A pressure-sensing electrical conductivity (up to 4.9∙10⁻⁴ S/cm with an increase to 12.0∙10⁻⁴ S/cm at 2 bars) of the SWCNT-printed side ranks the fabric among the antistatic, electrostatic discharge (ESD) or electromagnetic interference (EMI) shielding protectives. Full article

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Fabrication of Manganese Oxide/PTFE Hollow Fiber Membrane and Its Catalytic Degradation of Phenol

by Yan Wang, Diefei Hu, Zhaoxia Zhang, Juming Yao, Jiri Militky, Jakub Wiener, Guocheng Zhu and Guoqing Zhang

Materials 2021, 14(13), 3651; https://0-doi-org.brum.beds.ac.uk/10.3390/ma14133651 - 30 Jun 2021

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P-aminophenol is a hazardous environmental pollutant that can remain in water in the natural environment for long periods due to its resistance to microbiological degradation. In order to decompose p-aminophenol in water, manganese oxide/polytetrafluoroethylene (PTFE) hollow fiber membranes were prepared. MnO₂ and Mn₃O₄ were synthesized and stored in PTFE hollow fiber membranes by injecting MnSO₄·H2O, KMnO₄, NaOH, and H₂O₂ solutions into the pores of the PTFE hollow fiber membrane. The resultant MnO₂/PTFE and Mn₃O₄/PTFE hollow fiber membranes were characterized using scanning electron microscopy (SEM), X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS), and thermal analysis (TG). The phenol catalytic degradation performance of the hollow fiber membranes was evaluated under various conditions, including flux, oxidant content, and pH. The results showed that a weak acid environment and a decrease in flux were beneficial to the catalytic degradation performance of manganese oxide/PTFE hollow fiber membranes. The catalytic degradation efficiencies of the MnO₂/PTFE and Mn₃O₄/PTFE hollow fiber membranes were 70% and 37% when a certain concentration of potassium monopersulfate (PMS) was added, and the catalytic degradation efficiencies of MnO₂/PTFE and Mn₃O₄/PTFE hollow fiber membranes were 50% and 35% when a certain concentration of H₂O₂ was added. Therefore, the manganese oxide/PTFE hollow fiber membranes represent a good solution for the decomposition of p-aminophenol. Full article

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Layer-by-Layer Deposition: A Promising Environmentally Benign Flame-Retardant Treatment for Cotton, Polyester, Polyamide and Blended Textiles

by Eva Magovac, Bojana Vončina, Igor Jordanov, Jaime C. Grunlan and Sandra Bischof

Materials 2022, 15(2), 432; https://0-doi-org.brum.beds.ac.uk/10.3390/ma15020432 - 07 Jan 2022

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A detailed review of recent developments of layer-by-layer (LbL) deposition as a promising approach to reduce flammability of the most widely used fibers (cotton, polyester, polyamide and their blends) is presented. LbL deposition is an emerging green technology, showing numerous advantages over current commercially available finishing processes due to the use of water as a solvent for a variety of active substances. For flame-retardant (FR) purposes, different ingredients are able to build oppositely charged layers at very low concentrations in water (e.g., small organic molecules and macromolecules from renewable sources, inorganic compounds, metallic or oxide colloids, etc.). Since the layers on a textile substrate are bonded with pH and ion-sensitive electrostatic forces, the greatest technological drawback of LbL deposition for FR finishing is its non-resistance to washing cycles. Several possibilities of laundering durability improvements by different pre-treatments, as well as post-treatments to form covalent bonds between the layers, are presented in this review. Full article

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