Functional nanofibers in clothing for protection against chemical and biological hazards

• Main Authors: Nurfaizey , Abdul Hamid, Tucker, Nick, Stanger, Jonathan, Staiger, Mark
• Format: Book Section
• Language: English
• Published: Woodhead Publishing 2012
• Subjects: TJ Mechanical engineering and machinery
• Online Access: http://eprints.utem.edu.my/id/eprint/12475/1/Nurfaizey_%282012%29_Functional_nanofibers_in_clothing_for_protection_against_chemical_and_biological_hazards.pdf; http://eprints.utem.edu.my/id/eprint/12475/
• Institution: Universiti Teknikal Malaysia Melaka

Functional nanofibers have great potential to improve protection against chemical and biological warfare agents. This chapter reviews the history of chemical and biological warfare and existing protective technologies. The use of electrospinning to produce nanofibers for protective applications is a...