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Enhancement of antibacterial capability of cotton textiles coated with TiO2–SiO2/chitosan using hydrophobization

Rilda, Y. and Safitri, R. and Agustien, A. and Nazir, N. and Syafiuddin, A. and Nur, H. (2017) Enhancement of antibacterial capability of cotton textiles coated with TiO2–SiO2/chitosan using hydrophobization. Journal of the Chinese Chemical Society, 64 (11). pp. 1347-1353. ISSN 0009-4536

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Abstract

Since textiles have a porous and hydrophilic structure, they are ideal substrates for the settlement and growth of pathogenic bacteria. Therefore, fabrication of hydrophobic textiles to reduce their humidity has the potential to inhibit the growth of bacteria. On this basis, we report here an improvement of the antibacterial capability of textiles coated with TiO2–SiO2/chitosan using hydrophobization. Synthesis of TiO2–SiO2 clusters with chitosan was carried out using the sol–gel technique. In addition, hydrophobization of the textiles using hexadecyltrimethoxysilane (HDTMS) was carried out using a dip-spin coating method. In addition, their characteristics were examined using X-ray diffraction (XRD), scanning electron microscopy (SEM), UV–vis diffuse reflectance spectra (UV-DRS), Fourier transform infrared (FTIR), water contact angle, and antibacterial activity. XRD, SEM, UV-DRS, FTIR, and water contact angle confirmed the physical and chemical properties of the modified textiles. In summary, the present work shows that the hydrophobization of textiles using HDTMS can enhance the antibacterial capability of cotton textiles.

Item Type:Article
Uncontrolled Keywords:Silicon dioxide, Titanium dioxide
Subjects:T Technology > TA Engineering (General). Civil engineering (General)
Divisions:Civil Engineering
ID Code:76623
Deposited By: Fazli Masari
Deposited On:30 Apr 2018 13:45
Last Modified:30 Apr 2018 13:45

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