Advancing biomedical applications: integrating textile innovations with tissue engineering.

Textile technologies are significantly advancing the field of tissue engineering (TE) by providing innovative scaffolds that closely mimic the extracellular matrix and address crucial challenges in tissue regeneration. Techniques such as weaving, knitting, and braiding allow for creating structures with customizable porosity, mechanical properties, and fiber alignment, which are essential for supporting cellular behaviors such as adhesion, proliferation, and differentiation. Recent developments have incorporated bioactive materials-like growth factors, peptides, and nanoparticles-into these textile-based scaffolds, greatly enhancing their functionality for applications in wound healing, skin regeneration, and organ engineering.

Correction: Functional coatings for textiles: advancements in flame resistance, antimicrobial defense, and self-cleaning performance.

[This corrects the article DOI: 10.1039/D5RA01429H.].

Functional coatings for textiles: advancements in flame resistance, antimicrobial defense, and self-cleaning performance.

The continuous evolution of textile technologies has led to innovative functional coatings that enhance protective textiles by integrating flame retardancy, antimicrobial efficacy, and self-cleaning properties. These multifunctional coatings address the growing demand for high-performance materials in healthcare, military, and industrial applications. This study reviews advancements in coating techniques, including dip-coating, spray-coating, sol-gel processes, and layer-by-layer assembly, highlighting their effectiveness in imparting durability, thermal stability, and biological activity to textile substrates.

Chemical Valorization of Textile Waste: Advancing Sustainable Recycling for a Circular Economy.

As textile production continues to grow worldwide, managing the mounting waste generated by this industry is becoming an urgent environmental concern. Globally, over 92 million tons of textile waste are produced annually, much of which is incinerated or disposed of in landfills, contributing to greenhouse gas emissions, soil and water contamination, and ecosystem harm. This review explores how chemical and biotechnological methods, such as acid hydrolysis (achieving up to 70% glucose recovery) and enzymatic recycling (reducing energy consumption by approximately 20% compared to conventional methods), can transform textile waste into valuable resources, fostering a shift toward a circular economy that minimizes reliance on virgin materials.

Study on a cationic agent-based salt-free reactive dyeing process for cotton knit fabric and comparison with a traditional dyeing process.

Since the majority of reactive dyes only have a moderate affinity for cotton, significant amounts of electrolytes are frequently needed to cause tiredness. As a result, wastewater contains significant amounts of salt and dye, and the increasing salinity of the rivers has an effect on the delicate biochemistry of aquatic life. The aim of the study was to find a sustainable dyeing process for cotton knit fabric using EPTMAC (2, 3-epoxypropyl trimethyl ammonium chloride) as a cationic agent and comparison of the cationic dyeing process (salt free dyeing) with the regular dyeing process (dyeing with salt).

Review of Melolontha Fabricius, 1775 (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae: Melolonthinae) from India with the description of two new species.

The genus Melolontha Fabricius, 1775 (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae: Melolonthinae) from India is reviewed. Two new species, Melolontha arunachalensis Gupta, Keith, Bhunia, Das, Ghosh & Chandra, new species and Melolontha lachungensis Gupta, Keith, Bhunia, Das, Ghosh & Chandra, new species are described. Melolontha chinensis Guérin-Méneville, 1838 is reported for the first time from India.

A Catalogue of Indian Hydraenidae (Insecta: Coleoptera).

This catalogue lists 46 valid species included in 7 genera and two subfamilies of the family Hydraenidae (Coleoptera), recorded from India. The subfamily Hydraeninae accommodates 24 species (5 genera), and Ochthebiinae 22 species (2 genera). We include synonyms, type localities, type depositories, and distribution of the species.

A new species and new records of the genus Bolboceras Kirby, 1819 (Coleoptera: Scarabaeoidea: Geotrupidae: Bolboceratinae) from India.

A new species of the genus Bolboceras Kirby, 1819; Bolboceras arunachalensis Chandra, Gupta Ghosh, new species (Coleoptera: Geotrupidae: Bolboceratinae) from Arunachal Pradesh, India is described, diagnosed, and illustrated. Bolboceras perpunctatum Krikken, 2013 is recorded for the first time from Central India.