主讲人简介：
沈劲松博士是英国德蒙福特大学设计学院的教授、博士生导师。沈博士84年获东华大学学士学位，87年获东华大学硕士学位，94年获英国利兹大学博士学位。94年任教德蒙福特大学至今，是一位具有国际权威的纺织化学、染整、材料、生物纺织技术、羊毛蛋白纤维方面的学术专家。沈教授在纺织化学、生物纺织技术等相关问题，如纺织材料及其性能研究、纺织材料印染与染整技术、阻燃后整理、酶生物技术等方面获得了一系列重要的学术成果。其研究也为蛋白纤维纺织品服装，尤其是羊毛纤维纺织品服装的洗护技术研究提供理论指导。目前，重点研究领域为阻燃技术、纺织生物技术、纳米技术，其应用促进了防护服以及多功能材料的开发。他主编了4本学术著作，发表了近百篇高水平学术论文；已指导毕业10多位博士生以及多名硕士生。
报告摘要：
Nanotechnology has been successfully developed in textile finishing processes to impart new functionality to textile materials. Due to availability of functional textile fabrics, design of clothing could affect not only aesthetics but also functionality. Sol-gel technology has recently been explored in the textile industry as a tool for coating fabrics. This method can modify the surface of textile materials to give various functionalities through simple and economical processes. Prof Shen will present their research work in the development of sol-gel polymer coating on cotton and wool fabrics for enhancing their performance and functionality including hydrophobic and antibacterial properties. The combination of enzymatic processing and sol-gel hybrid polymer surface coating has the potential for knitted wool fabric to achieve combined shrink-resist, hydrophobic and antibacterial properties with light-weight and soft-handle.