Functionalization of cotton fabric with nanosized TiO2 coating for self-cleaning and antibacterial property enhancement


Doganli G., YÜZER B., AYDIN M. İ., Gultekin T., Çon A. H., SELÇUK H., ...More

Journal of Coatings Technology and Research, vol.13, no.2, pp.257-265, 2016 (SCI-Expanded) identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 13 Issue: 2
  • Publication Date: 2016
  • Doi Number: 10.1007/s11998-015-9743-7
  • Journal Name: Journal of Coatings Technology and Research
  • Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Page Numbers: pp.257-265
  • Keywords: Antibacterial, Cotton textile, Nanoparticles, Self-cleaning, Size distribution, Titanium dioxide
  • Yıldız Technical University Affiliated: No

Abstract

In this study, titanium dioxide (TiO2) was used as coating compound to add self-cleaning and antibacterial functionality properties to the cotton fabric. TiO2-consisting coating compounds were prepared at four different processing temperatures (20, 40, 60, and 80°C) in order to examine the influence of process temperature on average particle size. Among the prepared solutions, the one prepared at 80°C process temperature was selected for the dip coating application of the 100% cotton fabric, which formed a transparent nanosized TiO2 film on the fibrous structure of fabric. Dip coating trials were done at five coating temperatures of 20, 40, 60, 80, and 100°C. TiO2-coated and uncoated fabric samples were then tested to evaluate their self-cleaning and antibacterial activities. A self-cleaning activity test was conducted using uncoated and TiO2-coated fabric samples which were stained with hot tea solution via dipping method. Stained fabric samples were illuminated under a solar simulator for the color changes to measure photocatalytic degradation of stain colors. Antibacterial performance of TiO2-coated and uncoated fabric samples was determined against pure cultures of Escherichia coli ATCC 25922 and Staphylococcus aureus ATCC 29213.