Development of functional hybrid cotton fabrics by coating with SiO2 and ZrO2/SiO2 composites

Nattanmi Raman Dhineshbabu; Palanisamy Manivasakan; Periasamy Prabu; Nallathambi Gobi; Nallambalayam K. Palaniswamy; Venkatachalam Rajendran

Development of functional hybrid cotton fabrics by coating with SiO₂ and ZrO₂/SiO₂ composites

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Author(s): Nattanmi Raman Dhineshbabu ¹ ; Palanisamy Manivasakan ¹ ; Periasamy Prabu ¹ ; Nallathambi Gobi ² ; Nallambalayam K. Palaniswamy ³ ; Venkatachalam Rajendran ¹
- Affiliations: 1: Centre for Nano Science and Technology, K.S. Rangasamy College of Technology, Tiruchengode, Namakkal 637 215, Tamil Nadu, India;
  2: Department of Textile Technology, Anna University, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India;
  3: Department of Textile Technology, K.S. Rangasamy College of Technology, Tiruchengode, Namakkal 637 215, Tamil Nadu, India
Source: Volume 9, Issue 10, October 2014, p. 717 – 720
DOI: 10.1049/mnl.2014.0186 , Online ISSN 1750-0443

Received 04/04/2014, Accepted 27/08/2014, Revised 28/07/2014, Published 20/10/2014

The silica (SiO₂) sol and hybrid zirconia (ZrO₂)/SiO₂ sol were used to coat cotton fabrics using the pad-dry-cure method to improve their physical and functional properties. The physical properties of coated and uncoated fabrics, such as tensile strength, tear strength, crease recovery angle, air permeability and whiteness index, were tested as per the standard test methods. The wash durability of the coating on the fabric was also analysed after five and 10 wash cycles. The observed results show that the ZrO₂/SiO₂-coated fabric has better physical properties than SiO₂-coated and uncoated fabrics. In addition, an antibacterial activity test confirms that the SiO₂-coated fabric possesses higher antibacterial properties against Escherichia coli and Staphylococcus aureus than the ZrO₂/SiO₂-coated fabrics.

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