Self-cleaning Technique: Working Mechanism, Utility in Textile Products and Existing Challenges

Abstract

The concept of self-cleaning has immense applications in our day to day life. Self-cleaning ability of a product promises its unique selling preposition in the market and ensures its wide acceptability among its end users. Self cleaning materials have got their applications in industry like building construction, healthcare, aerospace, transport and textiles. The present research paper compiles the importance of self-cleaning property in perspectives of textiles. The mechanism of working of self cleaning materials on superhydrophobic surface has been discussed in length. The role of photocatalysts to impart self-cleaning ability in textiles has also been elaborated. In addition to this, methods of application of self cleaning materials on textiles and their existing challenges are also discussed.