Developing Functional Fabrics with Nano-Metal Coatings for Multiple uses by Investigating their Electromagnetic and Ultraviolet Properties.

Upadhyay, Viyat Varun; Singh, Dhiraj; Singh, Rahul; Verma, Rajesh Prasad; Srivastava, Arun Pratap; Pandian, P. Muthu; Srivastava, Amit

Functional fabrics including nano-metal coatings is an advanced application in textile technology that combines the distinctive characteristics of nanoparticles to improve fabric capabilities. These fabrics are meticulously designed to provide a wide range of uses, from protective textiles to high-performance athletics. Nano-metal coatings are added to the textiles to enhance their durability and conductivity. Moreover, examining their electromagnetic and ultraviolet (UV) characteristics indicates the possibility of providing protection against detrimental radiation and enhancing overall safety. This research aims to examine the nanometal coated fabric materials containing Copper (Cu) and Silver (Ag) metals, that concentrates on their electromagnetic interference (EMI) and UV protecting characteristics. To achieve this objective, the thermal evaporation under vacuum technique has been employed to apply Cu and Ag coatings onto textile fabric samples. The assessment of the extent of coating on textiles is conducted by the utilization of Scanning Electron Microscopy (SEM) analysis. Both Ag and Cu coatings have been demonstrated to be beneficial for enhancing the EMI and UV protective characteristics of fabric-materials. Moreover, the implementation of Ag coating has been observed to be better in enhancing the EMI and UV protective capabilities of fabric-materials in the context of textile industries. This research depends on the thermal evaporation approach, which limits the investigation of other methods for coating.

COATED textiles; PADS & protectors (Textiles); ELECTROMAGNETIC interference; SCANNING electron microscopy; TEXTILE technology; ELECTROMAGNETIC pulses; COPPER; SILVER

Journal of Nano- & Electronic Physics, 2024, Vol 16, Issue 3, p1

2077-6772

Academic Journal

10.21272/jnep.16(3).03024