For a lot of people, textile is often considered as works of art that is meant for aesthetic value. However with nanotechnology, textiles are workable media with large available surface area and the potential to improve in function. Manipulating of nanoscale phenomena to create synergies between natural fibers and nanoscience could result in preserving appearance and comfort.
One of the example of nanotechnology and fashion is fabric that is resistant to spills. Normally, spills could ruin clothing very easily, but with this hydrophobic function traditional cotton and silk fabrics could be saved from forever-ruining liquids. Not only is resists spills, it could also resist wrinkles, dry fast and breathe. Instead of using topical treatments(which wears off), the chemicals in nanotechnology actually form a molecular bond with the fabric.
Designed by Cornell Fashion Design student Olivia Ong with Juan Hinestrosa.
There is also a dress and a jacket made with silver(Ag) and palladium(Pd) nanoparticles with antibacterial, and air-purifying qualities. Below is a link where it explains how the Ag and Pd nanoparticles work to create that function.
http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1369702107702195
Work Cited:
Ashby, M. F., Paulo J. S. G. Ferreira, and Daniel L. Schodek. Nanomaterials, Nanotechnologies and Design: An Introduction for Engineers and Architects. Amsterdam: Butterworth-Heinemann, 2009. Print.
Edition, Morning. "Nanotech in Fashion: The Trend in New Fabrics." NPR. NPR, 7 Sept. 2007. Web. 04 Apr. 2016.
Hinestroza, Juan P. "Can Nanotechnology Be Fashionable?" Can Nanotechnology Be Fashionable? Materialstoday, 10 Aug. 2007. Web. 04 Apr. 2016.
Nasir, Adnan, Adam Friedman, and Steven Q. Wang. Nanotechnology in Dermatology. N.p.: n.p., n.d. Print.
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