The present application provides a type of fabric with a surface cooling function and a preparation method therefor. The preparation method comprises the following steps: S1. using a surface cooling material to generate a polymer-modified surface cooling material by in-situ polymerization; S2. dispersing the polymer-modified surface cooling material in a finishing solvent to obtain a functionalized fabric finishing solution; and S3. absorbing the functionalized fabric finishing solution into the fabric and then finishing the fabric with the polymer-modified surface cooling material by thermal treatment, so as to obtain the fabric with the surface cooling function. The fabric with the surface cooling function in the present application feels good and is breathable. The solution of the preparation method for the fabric with the surface cooling function in the present application is simple and feasible and applicable to large-scale production.

This is a process for treating fibres of vegetable origin, comprising the following steps: heating the vegetable fibres by means of a radiofrequency heating oven into which an air flow previously treated with cold plasma is introduced; subjecting the vegetable fibres to a high vacuum treatment; impregnating the vegetable fibres with CO.sub.2; mixing the vegetable fibres with a binding agent. The invention also relates to the use of the treated vegetable fibres obtained by said process.

The present invention relates to a method for manufacturing mycelium mat into leather by using pH-controlled tannic acid. The method comprises the following steps: (1) inactivating the mycelium mat; (2) infiltrating the mycelium mat with a polysaccharide solution; (3) treating the polysaccharide-infused mycelium mat with a tannic acid solution; and (4) introducing a buffering agent to the tannic acid-treated mycelium mat. This innovative approach enhances the mechanical properties of the resulting leather, offering an environmentally friendly alternative to conventional leather materials.

A nano-zinc oxide-supported bacterial cellulose microfiber-alginate fiber composite is described. The composite is obtained by absorbing nano-zinc oxide-supported bacterial cellulose microfibers on an alginate fiber spunlace non-woven fabric; the nano-zinc oxide is uniformly distributed on the surface of the bacterial cellulose microfibers. This composite has good biocompatibility, mechanical properties and water absorption properties, and has a great application prospect in biomedical fields, such as wound dressings, human body repair materials, tissue engineering materials, etc.

Omniphobic compositions and methods of fabricating the same are provided. An omniphobic (or superomniphobic) coating can be fabricated on a fabric (e.g., cotton fabric) substrate. The multiscale textured surface can be achieved using a polymer (e.g., polytetrafluoroethylene (PTFE)) electroless nickel coating, and the surface energy can be further reduced with the binding of a fluorinated monolayer. Once rendered repellant to both water and oil, the fabric substrates retain their repellency even after being contorted.

A method of creating an abraded garment without use of potassium permanganate. The method comprises the steps of providing a denim fabric made from yarns having a white core at least 65% of the cross-sectional area of the yarn with the core exhibiting a whiteness that is more white than blue on the Commission Internationale De L'Elcairage (CIE) chromaticity scale, forming the fabric into a denim garment, abrading the unwashed garment to achieve a worn look effect on the garment, washing the garment in a sequence of different types of wash steps to achieve a desired shade and/or look, extracting the water, and drying the garment.

Methods and compositions (e.g., textiles, as well as components for forming, processing and using such textiles) of mycelium-based materials having superior durability, tensile strength and wear. In some cases, the methods, compositions and apparatuses described herein may include the use of primarily or exclusively dikaryotic fungal strains. These mycelium-based textiles, and methods of making them, may include nanoparticles formed in vivo during growth of the mycelium and/or nanoparticles synthesized in vitro by biogenic synthesis and added to the mycelium mat.

A method of treating a sunflower plant stem is disclosed. The method comprises the steps of: selecting a sunflower plant, removing the flower head and leaves from the stem and preparing the stem for enzymatic treatment by slitting the stem lengthways, removing the inner core from the stem; a) treating the cut stem with a pectinase containing a first buffer solution, for 24 hours with shaking at a pH of 3.8-8.5, and at a temperature of from 20-60 C.; b) removing the stem and washing with water, c) placing the stems into a second buffer solution containing xylanase, at a pH of from 7.0-8.0 and at a temperature of from 37-50 C. for 24 hours with shaking; d) removing the stems and washing with water e) placing the stems into a third buffer solution containing feruloyl esterase, at a pH of 7.2-8.0 containing 0.01-0.05% feruloyl esterase, at a temperature of from 37-50 C. for up to 24 hours, f) removing the stems and washing with water, g) pressing the stems to remove unwanted plant matter.