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Nano-boron as an Antibacterial Agent for Functionalized Textiles

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  28 July 2015

Wazir Akbar,
Ayse Karagoz,
G.Bahar Basim,
Mohamed Noor,
Tofail Syed,
Jacob Lum and
Merve Unluagac
Wazir Akbar
Affiliation:
Ozyegin University, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Nisantepe Mevki, Orman Sokak, No 13, Alemdag, Cekmekoy, Istanbul, Turkey
Ayse Karagoz
Affiliation:
Ozyegin University, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Nisantepe Mevki, Orman Sokak, No 13, Alemdag, Cekmekoy, Istanbul, Turkey
G.Bahar Basim*
Affiliation:
Ozyegin University, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Nisantepe Mevki, Orman Sokak, No 13, Alemdag, Cekmekoy, Istanbul, Turkey
Mohamed Noor
Affiliation:
Chemical and Environmental Sciences Department, University of Limerick, Ireland
Tofail Syed
Affiliation:
Chemical and Environmental Sciences Department, University of Limerick, Ireland
Jacob Lum
Affiliation:
Oregon State University,Department of Chemical Engineering, 103 Gleeson Hall, Corvallis,97331, Oregon, USA.
Merve Unluagac
Affiliation:
Kivanc Tekstil, Mersin Yolu, No: 219, 01210 Seyhan, Adana, Turkiye.
*
*Email: Bahar.Basim@ozyegin.edu.tr
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Abstract

The antibacterial properties of boron-containing compounds are well known although there are limited studies available on the pure boron nanoparticles. In this study boron nano-particles were characterized in terms of their particle size, shape, stability and surface charge before and after they are applied to textile surfaces to study their impact on antibacterial activity in addition to cytotoxicity. It was observed that the boron nano-particles are affective in limiting bacteria growth on both gram-negative and gram-positive species without requiring any stimulation to initiate the antibacterial action. It was also found that the application of boron nano-particles on the textile surfaces through mixing them in hydrophobic finishing solutions helped improve the wettability performance of the textiles while showing no change in the physical and colour fastness properties at an optimal concentration of 0.02 % w/v of finishing solution.

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nanoscalepowdercoating

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