Silver(I) Ions Loaded Cyclodextrin-Grafted-Cotton Fabric with Excellent Antimicrobial Property

In this study cyclodextrin (CD) has been grafted onto cellulose back-bone of cotton fabric LISing citric acid as crosslinker. The CD-grafted fabric was characterized by SEM and FTIR analysis. The percent grafting of C been found to increase with concentration of CD, citric acid, and sodium dihydrogen phosphate. The CD-grafted fabric has been loaded with silver(I) ions for the purpose of obtaining a slow release device. The Ag(I) loaded grafted fabric showed fair antibacterial properties against E. Coli. The release ofAg(I) ions from the CD-grafted fabric was observed for a period of seven days. junked