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JOURNAL OF CLEANER PRODUCTION
Volume 176, Issue -, Pages 736-744Publisher
ELSEVIER SCI LTD
DOI: 10.1016/j.jclepro.2017.12.171
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Silver nanoparticles; Ferulic acid; Silk; Antibacterial activity; UV protection
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- Jiangsu Provincial Key Research and Development Program of China [BE2015066]
- Priority Academic Program Development (PAPD) of Jiangsu Higher Education Institutions [2014-37]
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A rapid, green and simple procedure for the in-situ generation of AgNPs@silk as functional colorant is described herein. Silver (Ag+) ions were first diffused into the silk fabric matrix by soaking into aqueous AgNO3 solution, subsequently, alcoholic solution of ferulic acid, a natural polyphenol, was added as an eco-friendly reductant for the generation of AgNPs@silk. The formation of AgNPs was confirmed by visible color changes and UV-visible absorption spectra. The residual AgNPs solution was characterized via UV-visible spectroscopy, TEM and DLS. The UV-visible spectra and TEM analyses confirmed the formation of more or less spherical well-dispersed AgNPs. The AgNPs@silk was characterized by SEM, EDS, XRD, XPS and FTIR. The Ag content of AgNPs@silk was determined by nitric acid digestion followed by ICP-OES. The color, antibacterial and UV protection characteristics of AgNPs@silk were also evaluated. AgNPs@silk produced a beautiful color pallete ranging from light creamish brown to dark golden brown. The AgNPs treated silk exhibited outstanding antibacterial activity (>99% bacterial reduction) and excellent laundering durability, where it inhibited >94% of E. coli even after 10 washing cycles. Moreover, AgNPs@silk was highly effective blocking of DV radiation in both UVA and UVB regions, and thus offered excellent UV protection. (C) 2017 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
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