A Review of Nano Particle Usage on Textile Material against Ultra Violet Radiation

Mohammed Asif Hossain¹, Moshiur Rahman²

¹Department of Textile Engineering, BGMEA University of Fashion & Technology, Dhaka, Bangladesh.
²Department of Textile Engineering, Northern University Bangladesh, Dhaka, Bangladesh.

DOI: 10.4236/jtst.2015.13010                

Abstract

Ultra violet radiation is detrimental to human skin and responsible for various skin diseases that is now worldwide growing concern for the people. Sun screen lotions, however, considered best possible solution but its temporary attachment didn’t bring the real impact. The advancement of nano technology provides a number of techniques to introduce UV protected fabric by applying certain semi conductor metal oxide. So many researches have been carried out to coat the fabric using certain nano particles namely ZnO and TiO₂ to improve the UV absorption capacity of material as well as increasing UPF value to protect the human skin which have been playing a significant role to provide UV protected clothing. This paper deals with the harmful impact of ultra violet radiation on human skin, UPF measurement method and UV protective finishing on textile material using nano ZnO and nano TiO₂ particle.

Keywords

Ultra Violet Radiation, UPF, Nano ZnO, Nano TiO₂

Conflicts of Interest

The authors declare no conflicts of interest.

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