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Silver-Doped TiO2/Polyurethane Nanocomposites for Antibacterial Textile Coating

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Silver-doped titania/polyurethane (nAg-TiO2/PU) nanocomposite coatings were synthesized through a combined solution combustion and grafting from polymerization method, where nanosilver-doped titania (nAg-TiO2) was chemically attached to the skeleton of the polyurethane polymer matrix with a bifunctional monomer, 2,2-bis(hydroxymethyl) propionic acid (DMPA). The polyester fabric functionalized with nAg-TiO2/polyurethane composites using dip-coating method has shown excellent antibacterial activity against gram-negative (Escherichia coli) and gram-positive (Staphylococcus epidermidis) bacteria. The nAg-TiO2 photoreduced under methanol vapor exhibited an improved bactericidal activity because of the formation of elemental silver instead of silver oxide. XRD-EDX analysis was conducted to elucidate the percent of silver doping, the crystalline structure of titania, and the coating pattern of nAg-TiO2/PU over polyester fabric. One percent silver-doped titania was considered optimum because of its higher bactericidal activity when compared with higher-percent silver-doped titania. Effective bactericidal activity has been observed under the black light illumination, which, in conjunction with Ag-TiO2, completely inhibits any bacterial growth within 3 h of exposure. Antimicrobial effect of coating of nAg-TiO2/PU on polyester fabric was retained even after 30 traditional textile washings.

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Financial support from National Science Foundation-Interdisciplinary Research Team and Materials Processing and Manufacturing (CMMI 10-30755) is kindly acknowledged.

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  1. Dan F. Smith Chemical Engineering Department, Lamar University, Beaumont, TX, 77710, USA

    Rakesh B. Sadu, Daniel H. Chen, Zhanhu Guo & Andrew J. Gomes

  2. Department of Biology, Lamar University, Beaumont, TX, 77710, USA

    Ashwini S. Kucknoor

  3. Integrated Composites Laboratory, Dan F. Smith Department of Chemical Engineering, Lamar University, Beaumont, TX, 77710, USA

    Zhanhu Guo

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Sadu, R.B., Chen, D.H., Kucknoor, A.S. et al. Silver-Doped TiO2/Polyurethane Nanocomposites for Antibacterial Textile Coating. BioNanoSci. 4, 136–148 (2014). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12668-014-0125-x

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