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Pretreatment of textiles through atmospheric plasma
Pinheiro, Inês; Ribeiro, Alice; Bouça, Verónica; Coelho, Lorena; Nobre, Catarina; Padrão, Jorge; Zille, AndreaThere are several technologies available for the treatment of textile substrates. In a context where more environmentally and sustainable attitudes need to be adopted, industries must find technologically advanced solutions towards it, such as waterless technologies. An example is the atmospheric plasma, which allows the continuous and uniform pre-treatment of textile substrates, to make the next step – functio...
Proteins derived from the dairy losses and by-products as raw materials for non...
Costa, Catarina; Azoia, Nuno G.; Coelho, Lorena; Freixo, Ricardo; Batista, Patrícia; Pintado, ManuelaThe disposal of a high volume of waste-containing proteins is becoming increasingly challenging in a society that is aware of what is happening in the environment. The dairy industry generates several by-products that contain vast amounts of compounds, including proteins that are of industrial importance and for which new uses are being sought. This article provides a comprehensive review of the potential of th...
Smart textile fabrication with photocontrolable, reversibly photoswitchable and...
Bouça, Verónica; Oliveira, Juliana; Barros, Ana; Ramada, David; Coelho, Lorena; Freitas, Ana Isabel; Romão, João; Domingues, LucíliaColor-changing materials with controllable photoswitching properties are highly desirable for technical and smart textile products. In the quest for innovative light-responsive textiles, many efforts have been made to develop materials that can be easily incorporated into fibers and/or fabrics by conventional dyeing, printing or coating processes. Current developments commonly incorporate photochromic inks that...
Innovation of textiles through natural by-products and wastes
Coelho, Lorena; Magalhães, Ana Isabel; Fernandes, Sara; Batista, Patrícia; Pintado, Maria Manuela; Faria, Pedro; Costa, Catarina; Moura, BrunaNowadays, the competitiveness of the textile industry and the consumers’ interest have been increasing the demand for innovative and functional textiles. Allied to this, sustainable developments are playing an increasingly important role in the textile industry. Such concerns led to a new development strategy based on the valorization of bio-based wastes and by-products of different industries, inserting this i...