“…Various techniques are available for the surface modification of cotton fabrics mainly including gas treatments (such as plasma treatments [19,20], ozonation [21], UV or γ Radiation [22,23], and vapor deposition [24]) and wet modifications (such as enzymatic treatment [25], chemical etching [26], insitu introduction or adsorption of nanoparticles [27,28], layer-by-layer deposition [29,30], sol-gel process [31,32], and deposition or grafting of polymers or macromolecules [33][34][35]). Comparing with gas treatments, wet modification of fabrics does not need special equipment or affect bulk properties of fiber, and thus is more suitable for industrial applications.…”