Photocatalytic coatings impart textiles with self-cleaning, antimicrobial and pollutant-degrading functions by harnessing light to drive oxidation and reduction reactions at the fibre surface. Central ...

Plasma-coated yarns can be woven into textiles to provide antimicrobial and antistatic properties, and can be used in textile-based electrodes. Plasma-based surface treatment is a mature technology in ...

(Nanowerk Spotlight) The future of your shirts, socks and gloves will be electronic. In years to come, wearable electronics will look nothing like even your smallest iPod or mobile phone today. Not ...

Hospital germs and pathogens are not always transmitted directly from person to person. They can also spread via germ-contaminated surfaces and objects. Empa researchers, together with the chemical ...