access icon free Alkaline treatment effect on the properties of in-situ synthesised ZnO nanoparticles on cotton fabric

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 Zn2+ 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 Zn2+ 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.

Inspec keywords: X-ray diffraction; X-ray chemical analysis; materials preparation; zinc compounds; cotton fabrics; nanofabrication; photochemistry; II-VI semiconductors; antibacterial activity; catalysis; nanoparticles; Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy; thermal analysis; nanomedicine; microorganisms; attenuated total reflection; scanning electron microscopy

Other keywords: zinc oxide nanoparticles; Escherichia coli; attenuated total reflection Fourier transform infrared spectrometer; thermal property; in-situ synthesised ZnO nanoparticles; antibacterial property; Zn2+ concentration; inhibition zone; Staphylococcus aureus; methylene blue; X-ray diffractometer; loaded cotton fabrics; agglomerated nanoparticles; energy dispersive X-ray spectroscopy; alkaline treatment effect; ZnO; visible light; alkaline pretreatment; morphological property; scanning electron microscopy; thermogravimetric analysis; structural property; photocatalytic property; alkaline after-treatment

Subjects: Photolysis and photodissociation by IR, UV and visible radiation; Other methods of preparation of materials; Heterogeneous catalysis at surfaces and other surface reactions; Biomedical materials; Other methods of nanofabrication; Nanotechnology applications in biomedicine

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