Can Nanotechnology Can Nanotechnology be fashionable?be fashionable?

Juan Paulo Hinestroza, Ph.DJuan Paulo Hinestroza, Ph.DAssociate Professor of Fiber ScienceAssociate Professor of Fiber Science

Department of Fiber Science & Apparel DesignDepartment of Fiber Science & Apparel Designhttp://nanotextiles.human.cornell.eduhttp://nanotextiles.human.cornell.edu

Synthesizing NP on cellulose (cotton) can create color on surfaces without the use of toxic dyes and efficiently kill bacteria

Cotton Fiber

Nanoparticles

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A Cornell Fashion Design student, Olivia Ong, created two dresses colored with nanoparticles and capable of killing 99.9999% bacteriahttp://www.news.cornell.edu/stories/May07/nanofibers.fashion.aj.html

Controlling the space between nanoparticles and creating conductive polymer interconnects allow cotton to conduct electricity and to repel oils and water

A Cornell Design student, Abbey Liebman, created a dress, using the conductive cotton, capable of charging an i-phone using solar panels. http://www.news.cornell.edu/stories/March10/SolarCoat.html

Controlling the functional groups on the surface of cellulose at the molecular level, allow the use of cotton as a scaffold for the synthesis of novel molecules such as Metal Organic Frameworks

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A Cornell student, Jen Keane, designed a mask and a hood capable of trapping toxic gases in a selective manner. http://www.news.cornell.edu/stories/April11/GasGarments.html

Metal Organic Frameworks can be tailored to absorb large amounts of active molecules such as insecticides

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A Cornell student from Gambia and a postdoctoral fellow from Kenya created a prototype of an anti-malaria mosquito net with 3 times the capacity for storing and releasing insecticideshttp://www.news.cornell.edu/stories/April12/RepellantSuit.html