Figure 2
Effect of fabrication method on the physical and mechanical characteristics of biofilm-textile composites. (a) Bar plot of the water contact angle of the plain textile and composites revealing the modified surface wettability after the biofilm coating was introduced. The bars represent mean values, and the error bars are standard deviations. (b) Bar plot of the WVTR of the plain textile and the composites with the highest integration densities showing retained breathability after integration. The bars represent mean values, and the error bars are standard deviations. (c) Stress–strain curves of the plain textile and composites showing an improved Young’s modulus with adsorption (seen in Stage II) and elongation at break with vacuum filtration (seen in Stage III).
