The modification of textiles by the incorporation of nanofillers to incorporate multifunctional properties is emerging as an active area of research. The use of lignin, a biowaste material in textiles to create properties like UV blocking, flame retardancy, antimicrobial properties, etc. paves the way toward creating sustainable textiles with an additional advantage of utilizing a biowaste into a value-added product. The futuristic tailoring of lignin chemistry through functionalization is an entrancing field of research. It incorporates the inherent properties of lignin with the extraneous characteristics of attached matrix polymers. Such modifications aid to enhance the miscibility of lignin with various polymeric matrices, which help to magnify the capabilities of lignin/polymer composites. The review throws light on how lignin can be explored to tailor the properties of textiles in an effective manner. The UV blocking efficiency, flame retardancy as well as antimicrobial properties imparted to textiles by the presence of lignin are discussed in detail. An outlook on the durability and comfort of lignin incorporated textiles is also discussed. An effort is also taken to compare lignin with other commonly used fillers in textile materials. All the available data on lignin-based textiles are consolidated in a comprehensive manner in this review.

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New efficient surface enhanced raman scattering (SERS) nanocomposite material namely silver nanoparticles (AgNPs) decorated Cerium Oxide (AgNPs@CeO2) was synthesized by adopting simple citrate reduced, precipitation and deposition methods. The synthesized AgNPs@CeO2 material was characterized with UV-DRS, FTIR, Raman, FESEM, EDX and HRTEM analyses. The obtained results reveal the formation of AgNPs@CeO2 nanocomposite material with high purity. The FESEM image result confirms that the Ag NPs are decorated on the surface of CeO2. This AgNPs@CeO2 nanocomposite was used for fabrication of SERS substrate by drop casted on glass slide. Similarly, for comparative purpose, the pure AgNPs and CeO2NPs were also fabricated individually on glass slide. The SERS properties for newly fabricated AgNPS@CeO2, AgNPs and CeO2 NPs substrate were examined by employed in to detection of 4-aminothiophenol (4-ATP) as a model Raman reporter molecule/analyte. The newly designed AgNPs@CeO2 material showed excellent SERS properties and sensitivity than that of AgNPs and CeO2NPs substrates. The enhanced SERS properties noticed in AgNPs@CeO2 are due to the charge transfer, electromagnetic effect and more hot spots present in metal on metal oxide surfaces. Therefore, it is suggested that the AgNPs@CeO2 composite material with excellent SERS properties will have an intensive scope for detection of medically significant single analyte/molecule and hence study in that direction are continuing.

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