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Antibacterial and self-cleaning properties of cotton fabric treated with TiO<sub>2</sub>/Pt

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Title Antibacterial and self-cleaning properties of cotton fabric treated with TiO<sub>2</sub>/Pt
 
Creator Derakhshan, Seyed Javad
Karimi, Loghman
Zohoori, Salar
Davodiroknabadi, Abolfazl
Lessani, Lida
 
Subject Antibacterial property
Cotton fabric
Self-cleaning property
TiO<sub>2</sub>/Pt nanocomposite
UV blocking
 
Description 344-351
This study explores a new nanocomposite to produce a cotton fabric with superior self-cleaning and antibacterial properties. The platinum loaded nano titanium dioxide (nanocomposite) has been synthesized through wet impregnation using Pt precursor. The nanocomposite has been applied on cotton fabric and the fabric characteristics such as self-cleaning performance, antibacterial and UV blocking activities are examined. Field emission scanning electron microscopy, energy-dispersive X-ray spectroscopy and X-ray mapping are utilized to characterize the surface morphology and elemental analysis of the treated cotton fabrics. The chemical composition of the nanocomposite has been investigated using X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy and crystallinity of coatings by X-ray diffraction spectroscopy. Whiteness index, tensile strength, flexibility and wettability of treated fabrics are also assessed. Results show that the photocatalytic self-cleaning performance of the cotton treated with TiO<sub>2</sub>/Pt nanocomposite is superior to the cotton treated with nano-titanium dioxide alone. Also, adding platinum to nano-TiO<sub>2</sub> shows the most promising antibacterial activities against both <em>Staphylococcus aureus</em> and <em>Escherichia coli</em> bacteria.
 
Date 2018-09-12T09:24:11Z
2018-09-12T09:24:11Z
2018-09
 
Type Article
 
Identifier 0975-1025 (Online); 0971-0426 (Print)
http://nopr.niscair.res.in/handle/123456789/45029
 
Language en_US
 
Rights <img src='http://nopr.niscair.res.in/image/cc-license-sml.png'> <a href='http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/2.5/in' target='_blank'>CC Attribution-Noncommercial-No Derivative Works 2.5 India</a>
 
Publisher NISCAIR-CSIR, India
 
Source IJFTR Vol.43(3) [September 2018]