Advanced Textiles Research Articles

A Trimode Thermoregulatory Flexible Fibrous Membrane Designed with Hierarchical Core-Sheath Fiber Structure for Wearable Personal Thermal Management.

Advanced textiles designed for personal thermal management contribute to thermoregulation in an individual and energy-saving manner. Textiles incorporated with phase changing materials (PCMs) are capable of bridging the supply and demand for energy by absorbing and releasing latent heat. The integration of solar heating and the Joule heating function supplies multidriving resources, facilitates energy charging and storage, and expands the service time and application scenarios. Herein, we report a fibrous membrane-based textile that was developed by designing the hierarchical core-sheath fiber structure for trimode thermal management. Especially, coaxial electrospinning allows an effective encapsulation of PCMs, with high heat enthalpy density (106.9 J/g), enabling the membrane to buffer drastic temperature changes in the clothing microclimate. The favorable photothermal conversion performance renders the membrane with the high saturated temperature of 70.5 °C (1 sun), benefiting from the synergistic effect of multiple light harvesters. Moreover, a conductive coating endows the composite membrane with an admirable electrothermal conversion performance, reaching a saturated temperature of 73.8 °C (4.2 V). The flexible fibrous membranes with the integrated performance of reversible phase change, multi-source-driven heating, and energy storage present great advantages for all-day, energy-saving, and wearable individual thermal management applications.

Ultraflexible, Breathable, and Form-Stable Phase Change Fibrous Membranes by Green Electrospinning for Personal Thermal Management

Advanced textiles for personal thermal management (PTM) are more precise and energy-saving than traditional heating/cooling strategies. Applying phase change materials (PCMs) in PTM is sustainable and effective but challenging due to the intrinsic rigid character of PCMs and the leakage issue in phase transition. In this work, we employed poly(ethylene glycol) (PEG) as a functional material and poly(vinyl alcohol) (PVA) as a polymer skeleton by green electrospinning to endow the composite membranes with superior flexibility, breathability, and thermal regulation capability. The introduction of carbon nanotubes (CNTs) promoted the mechanical properties and thermal conductivity of the prepared membranes. The thermal conductivity of resultant membranes was enhanced by 40.4% with only 1.5% weight content of CNTs. Furthermore, surface chemical cross-linking was applied to improve water-resistance properties and minimize the confinement on the PEG segment. The prepared membranes have a reasonable temperature range (∼26.9–38.9 °C) in the phase change process with a melting latent heat of 60.1 J/g and freezing latent heat of 59.1 J/g as the mass ratio of PEG reached 55 wt %. These flexible fibrous membranes with optimal energy storage capacity and eco-friendly characteristics indicate they will be a promising candidate for personal thermal management.

A Review On The Synthesis Strategies For The Fabrication Of Superhydrophobic Coating

Over the past few years, superhydrophobic coating exhibiting unique structure and exceptional water repellency has emerged as a versatile coating for the applications in the field of anti-corrosion[1], anti-icing 2], anti-fogging[3], self-cleaning[4], anti-fouling[5], and medical sectors. Recent progress in the underwater and flexible electronics, automotive, advanced textiles, high end footwear, and food packaging industry sectors are expected to act as crucial growth drivers of this superhydrophobic market in the future. Self-cleaning and water-repellent behaviors are governed by the ‘wettability’ of a material surfaces as naturally found in lotus leaf, peanut leaf, rose petals, poplar leaf, Salvinia molesta floating leaves, butterfly wing, fish scale, water strider, compound eyes of mosquito, gecko feet, desert beetles, spider silk, cactus, and many more. In general, to what extent a material is wet with a liquid is determined by the balance of surface free energy and roughness. With the advent of nanotechnology and nanomaterials, surface architecture as well as surface chemistry can be controlled to obtain superhydrophobicity. Surface chemistry alone may not be adequate to explain the superhydrophobic behavior. It appears to be a physiochemical phenomenon, where substrate is a function of two key aspects comprising surface chemistry and surface architecture. This can be achieved by incorporating lower surface energy species to the surface.

Development of photoluminescence phase-change microcapsules for comfort thermal regulation and fluorescent recognition applications in advanced textiles

To expand the application range of microencapsulated phase change materials into advanced textiles, we designed and developed a type of photoluminescence phase-change microcapsule system based on an n-eicosane core and a Eu3+-doped CaCO3/Fe3O4 composite shell. This type of functionalized phase-change microcapsules was fabricated by encapsulating n-eicosane in the CaCO3/Fe3O4 composite shell through in-situ precipitation in a Pickering emulsion-templating system, followed by doping Eu3+ on the surface of the CaCO3/Fe3O4 composite shell. The resultant microcapsules show a well-defined core–shell microstructure and regular spherical morphology with a rough surface due to the presence of Eu3+. Introducing Fe3O4 nanoparticles as a light absorber into the CaCO3 shell enhanced the utilization efficiency of solar photothermal energy for the phase-change microcapsules. The fabricated microcapsules not only exhibited a satisfactory thermal regulation capability under a latent heat capacity of over 125 J/g, but also achieved a high photothermal conversion efficiency of 67.6%. Doping Eu3+ into the CaCO3/Fe3O4 composite shell imparted a photoluminescence function to the phase-change microcapsules, resulting in a fluorescence emission at an excitation wavelength of 394 nm. An application investigation of the phase-change microcapsules in advanced textiles was carried out to confirm their contributions to the thermal comfort of human body together with high recognition under the extreme conditions. With excellent solar photothermal conversion, latent heat storage, and photoluminescence performance, the phase-change microcapsules developed by this study exhibit great potential for bifunctional applications of comfort thermal regulation and fluorescent recognition in advanced textiles.

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Journal of Polymer ScienceVolume 60, Issue 3 p. ii-ii INSIDE COVERFree Access INSIDE COVER First published: 01 February 2022 https://doi.org/10.1002/pol.20220019AboutPDF ToolsRequest permissionExport citationAdd to favoritesTrack citation ShareShare Give accessShare full text accessShare full-text accessPlease review our Terms and Conditions of Use and check box below to share full-text version of article.I have read and accept the Wiley Online Library Terms and Conditions of UseShareable LinkUse the link below to share a full-text version of this article with your friends and colleagues. Learn more.Copy URL Graphical Abstract The image illustrates the use of polymer materials for thermoregulation as found in nature (melanin in moth wings) and being developed for advanced textiles (poly[ethylenedioxythiophene], PEDOT). Chemical structures for each are shown here, with the arrows indicating how spectral materials may selectively absorb solar radiation while not re-emitting heat in the infrared. The blue pattern on the right represents the repeating polymer chains of PEDOT. This cover design was submitted by Trisha L. Andrew and Wesley Viola for their article on page 290. (DOI: 10.1002/pol.20210645) Volume60, Issue3Special Issue: Semiconducting Polymers for Advanced Organic Electronics and BioelectronicsFebruary 1, 2022Pages ii-ii RelatedInformation

Stable superhydrophobic and conductive surface: Fabrication of interstitial coral-like copper nanostructure by self-assembly and spray deposition

Water permeation is an important issue in both fundamental research and industrial applications. In this work, stable superhydrophobic copper surfaces were obtained by self-assembly and spray deposition on cotton fabrics. Scanning electron microscopy revealed that micro/nano dual-scale coral-like structures were established by the stacking of copper nanoparticles, thus forming a stable Cassie model for superhydrophobic feathers. The water contact angle of the surface was 161°, while the slide angle was as low as 3°. Chemical bonds were formed between substructures and copper nanoparticles by molecular grafting, which improved its mechanical stability, since the surface was verified to maintain a large contact angle after long-distance abrasion and folding. Compared with the superhydrophilic copper surface, the superhydrophobic coating showed better corrosion resistance in 3.5 wt% NaCl solution and artificial sweat. Combined with the inherent conductivity of copper, fabrics have potential applications in the new generation of advanced textiles.

The Effects of Acidic Secondary Dopants to the Electrical Conductivity of PEDOT: PSS Fabrics

Conductive polymers commonly used as fillers to enhance electrical properties of composite’s system. However, the low conductivity performance of conducting polymers, namely poly(3,4-ethylenedioxythiophene): poly (4-styrene sulfonate) (PEDOT: PSS), constrains their utilization in the field of conductive textile technology in inventing an advanced textiles’ fabric. Maintaining the stability of impregnated PEDOT: PSS fabrics at the microscopic level remains doubtful and unclear. Nowadays, researchers are actively pursuing the introduction of secondary dopants into PEDOT: PSS dispersion to overcome this challenge. In this study, a conductive PEDOT: PSS fabric via immersion technique was prepared and its effects on conductivity upon doped-secondarily by two different dopants; hydrochloric (HCl) and p-toluenesulfonic (p-TSA) acids was revealed. The volume percentage (vol.%) of the secondary dopants (1, 3, 5, 7, 9 vol.%) were varied to find the optimal vol.% for getting the great value of conductivity of the doped PEDOT: PSS fabrics. These fabrics were then analyzed by using Attenuated Total Reflectance-Fourier Transform Infrared (ATR-FTIR), Electrochemical Impedance Spectroscopy (EIS), and Scanning Electron Microscopy (SEM) to investigate their conductivity performances chemically. It is found that the conductivity values were affected by varying the strength of the acids. It is concluded, that the 7 vol.% and 5 vol.% of HCl and p-TSA, respectively, gave the highest electrical conductivity values of the PEDOT: PSS fabrics. These findings can be used to provide direction and guidance to researchers in advancing the fields of textiles, electronics and advanced materials.

Design, Development, and Characterization of Advanced Textile Structural Hollow Composites.

The research is focused on the design and development of woven textile-based structural hollow composites. E-Glass and high tenacity polyester multifilament yarns were used to produce various woven constructions. Yarn produced from cotton shoddy (fibers extracted from waste textiles) was used to develop hybrid preforms. In this study, unidirectional (UD), two-dimensional (2D), and three-dimensional (3D) fabric preforms were designed and developed. Further, 3D woven spacer fabric preforms with single-layer woven cross-links having four different geometrical shapes were produced. The performance of the woven cross-linked spacer structure was compared with the sandwich structure connected with the core pile yarns (SPY). Furthermore, three different types of cotton shoddy yarn-based fabric structures were developed. The first is unidirectional (UD), the second is 2D all-waste cotton fabric, and the third is a 2D hybrid fabric with waste cotton yarn in the warp and glass multifilament yarn in the weft. The UD, 2D, and 3D woven fabric-reinforced composites were produced using the vacuum-assisted resin infusion technique. The spacer woven structures were converted to composites by inserting wooden blocks with an appropriate size and wrapped with a Teflon sheet into the hollow space before resin application. A vacuum-assisted resin infusion technique was used to produce spacer woven composites. While changing the reinforcement from chopped fibers to 3D fabric, its modulus and ductility increase substantially. It was established that the number of crossover points in the weave structures offered excellent association with the impact energy absorption and formability behavior, which are important for many applications including automobiles, wind energy, marine and aerospace. Mechanical characterization of honeycomb composites with different cell sizes, opening angles and wall lengths revealed that the specific compression energy is higher for regular honeycomb structures with smaller cell sizes and a higher number of layers, keeping constant thickness.

Development of Advanced Textile Finishes Using Nano-Emulsions from Herbal Extracts for Organic Cotton Fabrics

The development of textile finishing with improved functional properties has been a growing interest among industry and scientists worldwide. The recent global pandemic also enhanced the awareness amongst many toward improved hygiene and the use of antimicrobial textiles. Generally, natural herbal components are known to possess antimicrobial properties which are green and eco-friendly. This research reports a novel and innovative method of developing and optimising nano-emulsions using two combinations of herbal extracts produced from Moringa Oleifera, curry leaf, coconut oil (nano-emulsion 1) and other using Aegle marmelos with curry leaf and coconut oil (nano-emulsion 2). Nano-emulsions were optimised for their pH, thermal stability, and particle size, and percentage add-on. Organic cotton fabrics (20 and 60 gsm) were finished with nano-emulsions using continuous and batch processes and characterised for their surface morphology using scanning electron microscopy, energy dispersive X-ray (EDX) analysis and Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (FTIR) analysis. The finished fabrics were evaluated for their Whiteness Index, assessed for antimicrobial resistance against Gram-positive (Staphylococcus aureus) and Gram-negative bacteria (Escherichia coli) using AATCC 100 and 147 methods. In addition, fabrics were assessed for their antifungal efficacy (AATCC 30), tensile strength and air permeability. Results suggested that finished organic fabrics with nano-emulsions had antimicrobial resistance, antifungal, wash fastness after 20 washing cycles, and sufficient strength. This novel finishing method suggests that organic cotton fabrics treated with nano-emulsions can be used as a durable antimicrobial textile for healthcare and hygiene textiles.

Biomimetic Solid-Liquid Transition Structural Dye-Doped Liquid Crystal/Phase-Change-Material Microcapsules Designed for Wearable Bistable Electrochromic Fabric.

A novel polymer microcapsule-filled dye-doped liquid crystal (DDLC) and phase-change material (PCM) system inspired by biological materials was first proposed, which was further encapsulated into a calcium alginate substrate by wet spinning for making an electrochromic fiber with both bistable electric-optical capability and knitting characteristics. Results show that the optical appearance of the optimized microcapsules and fiber can be reversibly changed between colored and colorless states according to the electric field by switching the DDLCs between isotropic (I) and anisotropic (A) states. Moreover, both I and A states can remain stable for more than 1 week after removing the electric field, due to the synergy of the greatly increased spatial hindrance of the PCM with core loading of 22.58% and the confinement effect from the polymer microcapsule shell material. Aside from the long-term optical stability, the high content of the densely packed DDLCs also endows the electrochromic fiber with a satisfactory driving voltage of 9.7 V, which is below the human safe voltage, showing great potential in a wide range of applications, such as flexible displays, energy-saving smart windows, and wearable advanced textiles.

Thermal Comfort Analysis of Moisture Management Treated Cotton Fabrics for Sportwear

The COVID-19 pandemic has posed great challenges to the learning and teaching in universities. While addressing this crisis, the teachers and students have recognized the coexistence of the challenge and opportunity. The pandemic has not only changed education dramatically, with the distinctive rise of e-learning and remote teaching, but also brings the latest fashion technologies such as intelligent wearables and advanced textiles to citizens including the university students. Following this trend, we provide a case study in fashion and wearable technology subjects by putting the COVID-19 in a context of teaching and learning. We have proposed varied assignments and encourage students to work on teamwork and group projects related to the COVID-19. Particularly, development of a wearable cooling mask is demonstrated and discussed as a study case, which has significantly improved interest of the students and their understanding of knowledge in fashion technologies.

Constructing polyaniline nanowire arrays as efficient traps on graphene sheets to promote compound synergetic effect in the assembled coating for multifunctional protective cotton fabrics

Multifunctional protective coating with a novel trap structure containing Graphene oxide (GO) and Polyaniline (PANI) arrays is constructed on the surface of cotton fabrics through in–situ polymerization and spray assisted layer–by–layer assembly. The construction of nanoscale protective coatings with controllable thickness and different compounds on the surface of the cotton fabrics through spray assisted layer–by–layer assembly can better exert the molecular interaction between different layers and synergistic effect of different elements. More importantly, unique structure of PANI arrays are grown on the surface of the cotton fibers and GO sheets play very important role on the improvement of multifunctional performances for the cotton fabrics. PANI arrays can accept more APP molecules to promote the flame retardant behavior and construct nearly closed subspace to resist heat and oxygen, accompanying with the formation of inorganic barrier layer, excellent self–extinguishing ability can be achieved through nanoscale coating. Particularly, (GO–PANI1.0)3 coated cotton fabric with a weight gain of 12.7 wt% possesses the excellent self–extinguished ability and minimizes the total heat release value about 82.5% of pristine cotton. In addition, the PANI and GO reduced partially during in–situ polymerization of aniline can present good conductive pathway, as a result, the coated fabric also exhibits significant antistatic property, while can remarkably inhibit the growth of E. coli and S. aureus. Therefore this novel strategy with facile and scalable features can provide reference for developing various kinds of cheap composite nanocoating for multifunctional advanced textiles.

Cellulose Nanocrystals Mimicking Micron-Sized Fibers to Assess the Deposition of Latex Particles on Cotton

We report the interactions of cationic latex particles synthesized by RAFT/MADIX-mediated emulsion polymerization with anionic cellulose nanocrystals (CNCs) and cotton fabrics. Latexes in the size range 200-300 nm with poly(butyl acrylate) or poly(2-ethylhexyl acrylate) hydropho-bic cores and hydrophilic shell are synthesized. We show that the latex/CNC interaction is me-diated by electrostatics, the interaction being the strongest with the most charged particles. The adsorption process is efficient and does not require any functionalization step for either cellulose or latex. A major result is the observation by cryogenic transmission electron micros-copy of latexes coated with entangled arrays of CNCs, and for the softer particles a notable deformation of their structure into faceted polyhedra. By labeling the latexes with hydrophobic carbocyanine dyes, their deposition on woven cotton fabrics is studied in situ and quantified by fluorescence microscopy. As with the CNCs, the highest deposition on cotton in the wet and dried states is achieved with the most charged latexes. This demonstrates that CNCs can serve as models to adjust the interactions of latex particles with cotton, and thus optimize manufac-turing processes for the development of advanced textiles.

A Review Study on Bicomponent (Bico) Fibre/ Filament

Bi-component fibers are fibers that in a single fiber consist of two distinct raw material components. It is made by simultaneously spinning two compositions in each capillary of the spinneret. Core-sheath (C/S), side-by-side (S/S), segmented-pie (orange) and islands in-the-sea (I/S) are the most common types of bico fibers. The growing demand for non-woven fabrics is one of the growth drivers of the global bi-component fiber industry. In addition, bico fibers are also used in the manufacture of bulky goods, microfiber fabrics, advanced textiles, etc. Various types of commercial bico fibers as well as bico fiber fabrics are manufactured by many companies around the world. However, different aspects of bico fibers, their suitability in various fields of application, and some commercially available bico fibers are briefly reviewed in this paper.

Bioinspired Electro-Responsive Multispectral Controllable Dye-Doped Liquid Crystal Yolk-Shell Microcapsules for Advanced Textiles.

Liquid crystal microcapsules have attracted increasing attention due to their sophisticated structures and adjustable multifunctional features. However, the synthesis of a microscale substrate with wide electromagnetic waveband modulation characteristics and good photoelectric stabilization is still limited and challenging. Herein, a new breed of microcapsules containing dye-doped liquid crystals in a yolk-shell configuration with VTES (vinyl-trim-ethyl-silane)-modified Fe3O4@SiO2 is created. It exhibits an unexpected color enhancement effect, reversible electrochromic performance, and excellent magnetically controllable characteristics. Additionally, a multispectral (visible light, near-infrared light, and high-frequency electromagnetic wave) electro-responsive fabric based on the proposed microcapsules was developed to explore its application in wearable sensors. The present work opens an avenue toward the fabrication of microscale microencapsulated soft materials with a continuous and stable yolk-shell structure. Moreover, it will expand the application regimes of liquid crystal materials in smart windows and advanced textiles.

Advanced textile technology for fabrication of ramie fiber PLA composites with enhanced mechanical properties

Poly (lactic acid) (PLA) has been widely used in preparation of biomass composites in recent years. Ramie fiber (RFs) can be introduced as a reinforcing element to enhance the performance of PLA composites. In this study, a novel fabrication technology through the combination of two-dimensional (2D) braiding and three-dimensional (3D) weaving are used for the preparation of RF/PLA composites with optimized mechanical properties. The twist ratio of ply/single yarn, the curing parameters, and RF content are considered to optimize the mechanical properties of the 3D orthogonal woven composites (3D composites). The tensile strength of RF ply yarn composites increases firstly and then decreases with the increase of twist ratio, and reach the maximum tensile strength (60.4 MPa) when the twist ratio is 0.3. The flexural and shearing properties of the 3D RF/PLA composites reach maximum under optimal curing conditions (190 ℃, 5 MPa, 30 min) at 50% RF content. The maximum flexural strength and modulus are higher than those reported for short RF composites and RF fabric composites. The high performance and low-cost 3D RF/PLA composites have good application potential in the automobile manufacturing industry.

Recent Trends, Construction, and Applications of Smart Textiles and Clothing for Monitoring of Health Activity: A Comprehensive Multidisciplinary Review.

In the area of biomedical signal monitoring, wearable electronics represents a dynamically growing field with a significant impact on the market of commercial products of biomedical signal monitoring and acquisition, as well as consumer electronic for vital functions monitoring. Since the electrodes are perceived as one of the most important part of the biomedical signal monitoring, they have been one of the most frequent subjects in the research community. Electronic textile (e-textile), also called smart textile represents a modern trend in the wearable electronics, integrating of functional materials with common clothing with the goal to realize the devices, which include sensors, antennas, energy harvesters and advanced textiles for self-cooling and heating. The area of textile electrodes and e-textile is perceived as a multidisciplinary field, integrating material engineering, chemistry, and biomedical engineering. In this review, we provide a comprehensive view on this area. This multidisciplinary review integrates the e-textile characteristics, materials and manufacturing of the textile electrodes, noise influence on the e-textiles performance, and mainly applications of the textile electrodes for biomedical signal monitoring and acquisition, including pressure sensors, electrocardiography, electromyography, electroencephalography and electrooculography monitoring.

Biodesign and the Allure of “Grow-made” Textiles: An Interview with Carole Collet

Biodesign is at the forefront of innovations in advanced textiles and material futures. Incorporating principles of biomimicry, bioengineering and synthetic biology, a common leitmotif within biodesign initiatives is an ethos of working with or learning from organic processes. Embraced as an alternative to the traditional carbon intensive industrial practices and overconsumption purchasing habits that mark the contemporary fashion and textile industries, biodesigners, in fashion as in other fields, value regenerative production models, biodegradable materials, and circular economic models. Ecological concern is central to the biodesign discourse, where the key potential of biodesign is understood as its ability to overturn models of fast and cheap production and energy intensive procedures that have contributed to the damaging carbon footprint of the fashion industry. Biodesign is not simply a practical endeavour of producing alternative materials, it equally disrupts and rethinks contemporary ideologies of producing and purchasing that have proved ecologically detrimental. At this philosophical level, a number of concerns and theoretical framings intersect the theory of biodesign and issues that are sentient to cultural geographers. In this paper, we explore some of those shared interests through the presentation of a conversation held at Central Saint Martins, UAL in London in December 2018 between Carole Collet (a world-leader in biodesign textile research) and Nina Williams (a cultural geographer researching the ethics of biodesign).

The impact of textile relief structures on pressure distribution and heat transport

A long-term static position causes inter alia hypoxia, poor blood circulation, slowing down of the metabolism, and problems in air and heat transport, which in consequence lead to the occurrence of bedsores. In the design of seats and mattresses for people with impaired mobility, advanced textile and composite materials should be used to improve safety and comfort. This functionality can be obtained using spatial textile materials. The aim of the research was to assess the impact of two unmodified woven relief structures I.0 and II.0 made of different yarns and ones modified by inserting linear elements (1: braided round tape and 2: polyethylene tube) to their rib tunnel on the heat transport and on the pressure distribution under loading of 0.5, 1, and 2 N. Element 1 lowers the value of average pressure on the fabrics I.1 and II.1, respectively, by 6.9% and 3.5% at the lowest loading and by 9.8% and 4.6% at the highest loading. For fabric II.2 with element 2, the decrease is of 10.4% and 8.4%, respectively. The thermal conductivity values increase by 8.8%, 9.4%, and 40.1%, respectively for I.1, II.1, and II.2. The pressure distribution and thermal characteristic of the fabrics depend on the type of yarn, the structure of ribs, and the linear element and its fit to the rib tunnel.

Construction of durable flame-retardant and robust superhydrophobic coatings on cotton fabrics for water-oil separation application

A flame-retardant and superhydrophobic coating was deposited on cotton fabrics using a simple two-step spraying method. In detailed, the first step involved flame-retardant layer consisted of alkylammonium functional silsesquioxane (A-POSS)/phytic acid (PA) complex, while the second step generated superhydrophobic layer that was composed of hierarchical structured titanium oxide@polydimethylsiloxane (TiO2@PDMS) composite. The influence of the components’ loading in the coating on flame-retardant, thermal and wetting properties of the coated cotton fabrics was investigated systematically. The optimized coated cotton sample denoted as C3-PDMS-TiO2 was screened through limiting oxygen index (LOI), UL-94 flammability test, cone calorimetry measurement and water contact angle (WCA). Specifically, C3-PDMS-TiO2 sample showed self-extinguishing behavior in the vertical burning test, as well as a significantly enhanced LOI to 29% from 18% for pristine cotton fabrics. Furthermore, the peak heat release rate (PHRR) and the total heat release (THR) values of C3-PDMS-TiO2 were significantly declined by 70% and 41%, respectively, compared to those of pristine cotton fabrics. Additionally, C3-PDMS-TiO2 exhibited super self-cleaning ability as a consequence of its superhydrophobic surface. Furthermore, C3-PDMS-TiO2 was applied for water-oil separation, and exhibited robust ability even in strong acid- or alkali-oil mixtures. The C3-PDMS-TiO2 fabrics also displayed super abrasion resistance (WCA > 139° after 50 abrasion cycles) and washing durability (self-extinguishing after 5 laundering cycles). This facile finishing technique has great potentials in application as multifunctional advanced textiles.