Poly (vinylpyrrolidone)–a versatile polymer for biomedical and beyond medical applications

M Teodorescu, M Bercea - Polymer-Plastics Technology and …, 2015 - Taylor & Francis
The high versatility of poly (vinylpyrrolidone)(PVP) can be explained by its diverse properties
including its solubility in water and in a broad range of liquid media, high chemical and …

Durable antimicrobial cotton textiles modified with inorganic nanoparticles

YY Zhang, QB Xu, FY Fu, XD Liu - Cellulose, 2016 - Springer
Numerous inorganic nanoparticles can impart antimicrobial properties to cotton textiles;
however, the antimicrobial performance of the modified textile products is generally less …

Green Chemistry Approaches to Develop Antimicrobial Textiles Based on Sustainable Biopolymers A Review

M Shahid, F Mohammad - Industrial & Engineering Chemistry …, 2013 - ACS Publications
In recent years, the population explosion and environmental pollution have increased the
interest of researchers in the discovery of new health and hygiene-related products for the …

Recent advances in functionalization of cotton fabrics with Nanotechnology

TM Abou Elmaaty, H Elsisi, G Elsayad, H Elhadad… - Polymers, 2022 - mdpi.com
Nowadays, consumers understand that upgrading their traditional clothing can improve their
lives. In a garment fabric, comfort and functional properties are the most important features …

Preparation and performance of silver as an antimicrobial agent for textiles: A review

B Simončič, D Klemenčič - Textile Research Journal, 2016 - journals.sagepub.com
This article reviews select contemporary silver (Ag) compounds used for the chemical
modification of textile fibers, including colloidal Ag, Ag salts, and Ag powder. The routes of …

Nano-structured metal oxides: synthesis, characterization and application for multifunctional cotton fabric

NA Ibrahim, AA Nada, BM Eid… - Advances in Natural …, 2018 - iopscience.iop.org
Zinc oxide (ZnO) and titanium dioxide (TiO 2) nanoparticles (NPs) are prepared from their
salts in form of aqueous suspensions to provide multifunctional cellulosic substrate. ZnO …

Antimicrobial cellulosic textiles based on organic compounds

HE Emam - 3 Biotech, 2019 - Springer
Healthy body is one of the principle requirements of human beings, but the highly rated
growth of harmful pathogens has challenged researchers for investigation of antimicrobial …

Sustainable antibacterial cotton fabrics with in situ formed silver nanoparticles by bio-inkjet printing

A Soleimani-Gorgani, O Avinc, R Alborz - Journal of Cleaner Production, 2023 - Elsevier
A green digital printing process and innovative pretreatment combination endow
sustainable, non-toxic, economical, and eco-friendly antimicrobial products. A sustainable …

Silver-based, single-sided antibacterial cotton fabrics with improved durability via an l-cysteine binding effect

QB Xu, XT Ke, DR Cai, YY Zhang, FY Fu, T Endo… - Cellulose, 2018 - Springer
The main purpose of this work was to obtain durable antimicrobial cotton textiles
functionalized with l-cysteine (Cys) and silver nanoparticles (Ag NPs). Cys molecules were …

One-step green approach for functional printing and finishing of textiles using silver and gold NPs

T Abou Elmaaty, K El-Nagare, S Raouf, K Abdelfattah… - RSC …, 2018 - pubs.rsc.org
In this study, we present a successful simple method for printing and finishing of polyester
and cotton fabrics using gold and silver nanoparticles (Au-NPs and Ag-NPs, respectively) as …