In this study, Cu/Ag/polydopamine (PDA)/polyester (PET) fabrics were fabricated for multi-functional textiles. The PET fabrics were firstly modified by dopamine to form a polydopamine (PDA) layer on the fiber surface, then Ag nanoparticles (Ag NPs) were anchored on fiber surface through chelation between PDA and Ag⁺ ions, and the Ag NPs were further used as catalytic seeds for in situ reduction of Cu nanoparticles (Cu NPs). The surface morphology, chemistry, and crystalline structure of the prepared PET fabrics were characterized by scanning electron microscopy (SEM), energy dispersive X-ray spectroscopy (EDS), and X-ray diffraction (XRD). As expected, Cu NPs were evenly dispersed on the surface of fibers. The Cu/Ag/PDA/PET fabrics showed good antibacterial property against Escherichia coli and exhibited excellent electromagnetic interference (EMI) shielding ability. The Cu/Ag/PDA/PET fabrics with high performance antibacterial and EMI shielding properties can be applied as functional protective textiles.

Eri silkworm is easy to be raised and has high cocoon yield, the cocoon fails to be continuously reeled due to a loose structure, a large part of cocoon coat and an eclosion hole. In this work, a fifth instar larvae of eri silkworm was provided with only a flat cocooning place to spin to produce a flat cocoon, it was fed with the castor leaves sprayed with nano-TiO₂ and graphene oxide (GO), Compared with the flat cocoon obtained without nanomaterials, the silk was not found to change in morphology and structure significantly. Nanomaterials promoted the transformation of the random coil/α-helix conformation of the silk to the β-sheet conformation to a certain extent, which formed a stable crystallization. Thus its strength value could increase by 15%–17%, the ultraviolet protection factor ( UPF) value of the flat cocoon with nanomaterials increased significantly, and the silk obtained made up for the lack of the strength in natural eri silkworm silk and poor resistance to sunlight. The flat cocoon features a stable structure, good formation, uniform thickness, and manual control. It can be directly used as raw material for processing flat textile products, which provides a feasible idea for the high-value utilization of the eri silkworm cocoon.