Alkaline treatment effect on the properties of in‐situ synthesised ZnO nanoparticles on cotton fabric. Issue 3 (1st June 2016)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Barani, Hossein; Boroumand, Majid Nasiri
• Is Part Of: IET nanobiotechnology. Volume 10:Issue 3(2016)
• Page Start: 162
• Page End: 168
• Publication Date: 2016-06-01
• Subjects: nanofabrication -- zinc compounds -- II‐VI semiconductors -- nanoparticles -- nanomedicine -- antibacterial activity -- catalysis -- photochemistry -- cotton fabrics -- scanning electron microscopy -- X‐ray chemical analysis -- X‐ray diffraction -- thermal analysis -- attenuated total reflection -- Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy -- microorganisms -- materials preparation; alkaline treatment effect -- in‐situ synthesised ZnO nanoparticles -- alkaline pretreatment -- alkaline after‐treatment -- Zn2+ concentration -- morphological property -- structural property -- thermal property -- photocatalytic property -- antibacterial property -- loaded cotton fabrics -- scanning electron microscopy -- energy dispersive X‐ray spectroscopy -- X‐ray diffractometer -- thermogravimetric analysis -- attenuated total reflection Fourier transform infrared spectrometer -- agglomerated nanoparticles -- zinc oxide nanoparticles -- inhibition zone -- Staphylococcus aureus -- Escherichia coli -- methylene blue -- visible light -- ZnO; Biotechnology -- Periodicals; Nanotechnology -- Periodicals; 660.6
• DOI: 10.1049/iet-nbt.2015.0048
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 1751-8741

Abstract

Abstract : In this study, an in‐situ approach was used to synthesise zinc oxide nanoparticles on the surface of cotton fabric. The effect of alkaline pre‐ and after‐treatment and Zn 2+ concentration was studied on the morphological, structural, thermal, photocatalytic, and antibacterial properties of loaded cotton fabrics. Scanning electron microscopy, energy dispersive X‐ray spectroscopy, X‐ray diffractometer, thermogravimetric analysis, and attenuated total reflection Fourier transform infrared spectrometer were used to characterise the properties of loaded cotton fabrics. Alkaline after‐treatment of cotton fabric presented more dispersed zinc oxide nanoparticles, and an increase in Zn 2+ concentration led to form agglomerated nanoparticles on the surface of cotton fibres. The loaded cotton fabrics with zinc oxide nanoparticles presented an inhibition zone against Staphylococcus aureus and Escherichia coli. In addition, the stain of methylene blue on the surface of loaded samples was degraded after irradiated under visible light.