In some aspects, the inventive subject matter contemplates: providing a substrate; providing a biomaterial to be affixed to the substrate; and subjecting the substrate and biomaterial to reactive species from a plasma generated by an atmospheric plasma apparatus until the biomaterial affixes to the substrate. The biomaterial may be silk or wool polypeptide. The biomaterial is deposited as a monomeric film on the surface of the substrate before the substrate is subjected to the reactive species of the plasma. Once the substrate with the film of biomaterial is subjected to the reactive species, the reactive species facilitates the polymerization of the film as a coating on the underlying portion of substrate. The resulting coated substrates are novel constructs that have improved attributes based on the biomaterial selected for use. For example, silk proteins may be used improve the hand or strength of textile materials.

Disclosed are nanostructured materials that reflect light in selected spectra incorporated in dark colored textiles or substrates. In one aspect, a light reflecting material includes a textile exhibiting a dark color and formed of a plurality of fibers, and nanostructures arranged on the fibers and formed of a plurality of nanoparticles, the nanostructures having a dimension size of substantially less than of a visible light wavelength, in which the nanostructures reflect light from the textile or substrate in at least one of infrared, near-infrared, or red visible light spectra.

A compound of formula

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wherein V, W, X and Y represent N or CH, at least one of V, W, X and Y being N and at least two of V, W, X and Y being CH; R.sub.1, R.sub.2 and R.sub.3 are each independently of the other hydrogen, C.sub.1-C.sub.8 alkyl, C.sub.1-C.sub.8 alkoxy, nitro, cyano, trifluoromethyl, halogen or hydroxy; and the compound provides good lightfastness properties to textile fibre materials, in particular PES fibre materials.

Dispersion is obtained by: blending a specific resin emulsion for protecting a tungsten-based infrared-absorbing pigment; and dispersing the tungsten-based infrared-absorbing pigment in a state of being coated in advance by means of the resin emulsion.

A method of manufacture and a fabric product that includes a concentrated formulation of photosensitizers having anti-microbial properties that are applied to outer surfaces of the fabric product. The inner surfaces of the fabric product are configured as a protective barrier for a user of the fabric product. Light activation of the photosensitizers protects the user against a range of pathogens, toxins, poisons, microbial particles and radiation particles incident on the outer surfaces of the fabric product.

A double-sided thermostatic fabric and a preparation method thereof are provided. The preparation method includes: preparing a light-reflecting heat-insulated fiber (namely a second fiber), and performing laser etching on a surface of the light-reflecting heat-insulated fiber to obtain a helical fiber, the helical fiber having good light reflection and heat reflection, and serving as an outer layer of the fabric; preparing a modified hemp fiber, the modified hemp fiber having good unidirectional moisture conduction and heat conduction, and serving as an inner layer of the fabric; and compositing the inner layer and the outer layer by connecting a back warp to a face weft, thereby forming the double-sided fabric. By modifying a surface structure of the fiber and performing modification on the fiber, the prepared fabric can realize temperature reduction through heat radiation and unidirectional moisture conduction in hot weathers, and realize heat preservation through heat reflection in cold weathers.

A product for incorporating ultraviolet radiation protection and antimicrobial protection into a synthetic polymer is disclosed which has a quantity of zinc oxide particles modified with a layer of a reactive group that forms a bond with a quantity of synthetic polymer chips having CH bonds. A product for incorporating ultraviolet radiation protection and antimicrobial protection into a synthetic polymer prior to forming a synthetic material is also disclosed which has a quantity of synthetic polymer chips and a quantity of zinc oxide particles modified with a layer of a reactive group that forms a bond with the quantity of the synthetic polymer chips.

A method for incorporating ultraviolet radiation protection and antimicrobial protection into rayon is disclosed which has the steps of providing pulp to form cellulose sheets, steeping the cellulose sheets, pressing the cellulose sheets, shredding the cellulose sheets into white crumb, aging the white crumb to form yellow crumb, xanthation of the yellow crumb, dissolving the yellow crumb to form a viscose, adding an additive to the viscose, ripening the viscose, filtering the viscose, degassing the viscose, spinning the viscose to form a fine filament of rayon, drawing the rayon, washing the rayon, and cutting the rayon.

An additive for incorporating ultraviolet radiation protection into a synthetic polymer with the additive and the synthetic polymer for forming a synthetic material is disclosed which has a quantity of zinc oxide particles modified with a layer of a reactive group that forms a bond with a synthetic polymer having CH bonds. A product for incorporating ultraviolet radiation protection into a synthetic polymer prior to forming a synthetic material has a quantity of a synthetic polymer and a quantity of zinc oxide particles modified with a layer of a reactive group that forms a bond with the quantity of the synthetic polymer.

A method for incorporating ultraviolet radiation protection and antimicrobial protection into rayon is disclosed which has the steps of providing pulp to form cellulose sheets, steeping the cellulose sheets, pressing the cellulose sheets, shredding the cellulose sheets into white crumb, aging the white crumb to form yellow crumb, xanthation of the yellow crumb, dissolving the yellow crumb to form a viscose, adding an additive to the viscose, ripening the viscose, filtering the viscose, degassing the viscose, spinning the viscose to form a fine filament of rayon, drawing the rayon, washing the rayon, and cutting the rayon.