Title :
Self-Cleaning Fibers via Nanotechnology - A Virtual Reality
Author :
Daoud, Walid A. ; Tung, Wing Sze
Author_Institution :
Sch. of Appl. Sci. & Eng., Monash Univ., Churchill, VIC
Abstract :
With the fast-growing demand toward innovative functional and intelligent fibrous materials, the self-cleaning functionalization treatment of fibers via nanotechnology has attracted tremendous technological attention over the past four years. This contribution provides a review of the latest developments of contemporary technologies.
Keywords :
fibres; intelligent materials; nanotechnology; intelligent fibrous materials; nanotechnology; self-cleaning fibers; self-cleaning functionalization treatment; Carbon dioxide; Cotton; Microorganisms; Nanotechnology; Oxidation; Surface treatment; Textile fibers; Titanium; Virtual reality; Wool;
Conference_Titel :
Nanotechnology, 2008. NANO '08. 8th IEEE Conference on
Conference_Location :
Arlington, Texas
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-2103-9
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-4244-2104-6
DOI :
10.1109/NANO.2008.9