Augmentation of Multifunctional Properties of Cellulosic Cotton Fabric Using Titanium Dioxide Nanoparticles英文文献资料.docVIP

Advances in Nanoparticles, 2012, 1, 29-36 /10.4236/anp.2012.13005 Published Online November 2012 (http://www.SciRP.org/journal/anp) Augmentation of Multifunctional Properties of Cellulosic Cotton Fabric Using Titanium Dioxide Nanoparticles Mohamed Gouda , Abdullah Ibrahim Aljaafari 1,2* 1 1 Collage of Science, King Faisal University, Al-Hassah, Saudi Arabia Textile Research Division, National Research Center, Cairo, Egypt esmaeil2001@, mgoudaam@.sa 2 Email: * Received September 17, 2012; revised October 20, 2012; accepted November 3, 2012 ABSTRACT Titanium dioxide nanoparticle was synthesized by the reduction of titanium tetrachloride using borohydride, water as solvent, and polyvinyl-pyrrolidone as stabilizer. The average size of nano-TiO2 is estimated to be 5 - 10 nm using a transmission electron microscope (TEM); this was confirmed by X-ray diffraction and UV-Vis spectroscopy. Nano-TiO2 was impregnated into cotton fabric to impart multifunctional properties and this was confirmed by scanning electron microscope and scanning electron microscope coupled with high energy distribution X-Ray (SEM-EDX). The TiO2 nanoparticles loaded cotton fabrics showed excellent antibacterial activity against two representative bacteria, Staphylococcus aureus (Gram positive) 96.6% and Klebsiella pneumonia (Gram negative) 95.2%. Also, TiO2 nanopar- ticles enhanced the self-cleaning and the protection of cotton fabrics against UV radiation in comparison with the un- treated cotton fabrics. The TiO2 nanoparticles were durable in-situ cotton fabrics even after 20 laundering wash cycles. Keywords: Cellulosic Cotton Fabric; TiO2-Nanoparticles; UV-Protection; Self-Cleaning; Antibacterial Properties 1. Introduction of dye ability and many others. Nanotechnology also improves the water-repellent property of the fabric by creating nano-whiskers, wh