Antibacterial cotton fabric with enhanced durability prepared using silver nanoparticles and carboxymethyl chitosan

Carbohydrate Polymers 177 (2017) 187–193


QingBo Xu, LiJing Xie, Helena Diao, Fang Li, YanYan Zhanga, FeiYa Fu, XiangDong Liu


Carboxymethyl chitosan (CMCTS) and silver nanoparticles (Ag NPs) were successfully linked onto a cotton fabric surface through a simple mist modification process. The CMCTS binder was covalently linked to the cotton fabric via esterification and the Ag NPs were tightly adhered to the fiber surface by coordination bonds with the amine groups of CMCTS. As a result, the coating of Ag NPs on the cotton fabric showed excellent antibacterial properties and laundering durability. After 50 consecutive laundering cycles, the bacterial reduction rates (BR) against both S. aureus and E. coli remained over 95%. It has potential applications in a wide variety of fields such as sportswear, socks, and medical textile.


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