Journal
FIBERS AND POLYMERS
Volume 19, Issue 8, Pages 1647-1654Publisher
KOREAN FIBER SOC
DOI: 10.1007/s12221-018-7935-3
Keywords
Functional textiles; UV protection; Superhydrophobicity; Antibacterial textiles; Nanoparticles
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- Higher Education Commission of Pakistan [20-2922]
- Technical University of Liberec [21247]
- Ministry of Education, Youth and Sports of the Czech Republic
- European Structural and Investment Funds of the European Union [CZ.02.1.01/0.0/0.0/16_019/0000843]
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In this research work, multifunctional cotton fabric comprising of UV protection, superhydrophobicity and antibacterial activity has been developed using facile pad-dry-cure method. In the first step, the concentration of repellent chemical has been optimized. Then, formulations containing nanoparticles of ZnO or TiO2 along with optimized concentration of repellent chemical and organic-inorganic binder have been applied to cotton fabric followed by the evaluation of functional properties. The surface morphology and elemental composition of treated fabric has been characterized through SEM and EDX, respectively. The treated samples have shown promising UV protection, superhydrophobicity and antibacterial properties durable upto 20 washing cycles.
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