Increasing penetration in apparel, fashion, separation, catalysis, biomedical, energy and automotive, and more utilisation in the fabrication of products like membranes, photocatalysts and tissue engineering scaffolds will contribute to the market expansion of nano textiles, according to Thomas Ong P S, chief executive officer of Malaysian firm NanoTextiles.

Growing market penetration of nano textiles in developing countries and increasing use in wearable electronics and wearable medical devices will also add to the expansion of the sub-sector, he told TechnicalTextile.Net in an interview. (DS)

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