Abstract
The pilot installation is designed for the scale up of sonochemically assisted coating of textile fabrics with various kinds of nanoparticles. The installation can coat up to 50 m of continuous cotton fabric per run with CuO or ZnO nanoparticles. The structure and morphology of the metal oxides adhering to the fabric on the coated cotton have been characterized by XRD and HR SEM, and shown to be nanocrystalline oxides (~ 10-20 nm in size). The coating is homogeneous, stable and retains its biocidal properties through at least 20 washing cycles. The CuO-cotton bandages demonstrated good antimicrobial properties against E. coli bacteria.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 718-722 |
Number of pages | 5 |
Journal | Surface and Coatings Technology |
Volume | 204 |
Issue number | 5 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - 15 Dec 2009 |
Bibliographical note
Funding Information:This research was supported by an EC grant to the LIDWINE Consortium through contract no. NMP2-CT-2006-026741 of the 6-th EC Program.
Keywords
- Bactericidal properties
- Nanoparticles
- Pilot installation
- Sonochemical coating
- Textile