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Nanofabrics are textiles engineered with small particles that give ordinary materials advantageous properties such as superhydrophobicity (extreme water resistance, also see "Lotus effect"),[1] odor and moisture elimination,[2] increased elasticity and strength,[3] and bacterial resistance.[4] Depending on the desired property, a nanofabric is either constructed from nanoscopic fibers called nanofibers, or is formed by applying a solution containing nanoparticles to a regular fabric. Nanofabrics research is an interdisciplinary effort involving bioengineering,[5] molecular chemistry, physics, electrical engineering, computer science, and systems engineering.[3] Applications of nanofabrics have the potential to revolutionize textile manufacturing[6] and areas of medicine such as drug delivery and tissue engineering.[7]
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- ^ Shi, Jinjun; Votruba, Alexander R; Farokhzad, Omid C; Langer, Robert (August 2010). "Nanotechnology in Drug Delivery and Tissue Engineering: From Discovery to Applications". Nano Letters. 10 (9): 3223–3230. doi:10.1021/nl102184c. PMC 2935937. PMID 20726522.
- ^ Juan, Hinestroza. "Textiles Nanotechnology Laboratory". Hinestroza Research Group. Textiles Nanotechnology Laboratory at Cornell University.