... Abstract Statistics show that the wear comfort is the most important property of clothingdemanded by users and consumers. Hence, biofunctional textiles only have a high marketpotential, if they are comfortable. In this work it is shown how the thermophysiological andskin sensorial wear comfort...

... Abstract Although an effort is made to review marine carotenoids as important bioactive compounds with reference to their presence, and chemical and biofunctional benefits, there has been a relatively little information on the impact of these carotenoids on human health. The potential...

... Abstract The number of biofunctional textiles with an antimicrobial activity has increased considerablyover the last few years. Whilst in the past it was predominantly technical textiles whichhad antimicrobial finishes, in particular to protect against fungi, nowadays textiles worn closeto...

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