In-situ synthesis of ZnO nanoparticles on bamboo pulp fabric

The research presents a novel strategy to synthesis ZnO nanoparticles on bamboo pulp fabric. Bamboo pulp fabric was treated with the zinc nitrate and Multi-amide compound (HSDA) mixing aqueous solution under hydrothermal condition by an impregnation method, and then we obtained the fabrics with deposited ZnO nanoparticles. The mechanism of the reaction process was investigated. The UV/visible absorption spectrophotometry indicated that ZnO nanoparticles colloidal have been formed in mixing solution. The results of scanning electron microscopy (SEM) and X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS) techniques confirmed that ZnO nanoparticles have been fixed and well dispersed on bamboo pulp fabric. The resulting fabric coated with ZnO nanoparticles could be having UV protective and antibacterial properties. (C) 2013 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.