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This review explores recent advancements in the functionalisation of nanotextiles, focusing on their ability to combat harmful microorganisms and emerging pathogens, including multi-drug resistant (MDR) pathogens. It discusses various nanotextiles that have demonstrated antimicrobial properties and highlights their potential applications. The report covers their use in diverse areas such as air filters, sportswear, personal wear, nose masks, and medical fabrics. The aim is to identify frontiers for applying antimicrobial nanotextiles, thereby encouraging multidisciplinary research efforts towards improving global health and well-being. This compendium is noted as the first review to specifically address the exploitation of nanotextiles against MDR pathogens.
This research is important because it identifies advanced material solutions to protect against dangerous microbes, including those resistant to conventional drugs. By exploring antimicrobial nanotextiles, it offers pathways to enhance public health and safety in various everyday and medical environments, contributing to better global health outcomes.
The review identifies several potential applications for antimicrobial nanotextiles, including air filters, sportswear, personal wear, nose masks, and medical fabrics. This suggests opportunities for developing new products in public health, personal protection, and healthcare sectors. The work appears to be a review of existing and emerging applications, indicating a focus on applied research with potential for near-market products based on further development and testing of these technologies.
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century. We discussed different nanotextiles with proven antimicrobial activities, and their applications as air filters, sportswear, personal wears, nose masks, health care and medical fabrics. This compendium highlights frontiers of applications of antimicrobial nanotextiles that can extend multidisciplinary research endeavours towards achieving good health and well-being. Until now, there exists no review on exploitation of nanotextiles to combat MDR pathogens as included in this report.
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DOI: 10.1016/j.heliyon.2022.e09761
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