But while cotton has long been a staple in fashion, the rise of cheap, mass-produced clothing—known as fast fashion—has led many consumers to buy cheaper, synthetic fabrics. However ...

The nanoscale and hydrophobic structures of the network enable the otherwise water-absorbing cotton to repel water nearly as efficiently as the lotus leaf. Furthermore, the treated fabrics are ...

Its current tracking system, which was established in 2018, monitors whether yarns, fabrics and textiles were produced using ...

Although extremely flammable, cotton is one of the most commonly used ... increasing the time and cost to coat a material effectively. In contrast, this study recently published in ACS Applied ...