Functionalization of cotton fabric orienting towards antibacterial activity

Antibacterial, flame retardant, and physico‐chemical properties of cotton fabric graft copolymerized with a binary mixture of acrylonitrile and 4‐vinylpyridine

“…From the results, it is thus revealed that the addition of AN to 4‐VP increases the reactivity of 4‐VP towards grafting. When 4‐VP was grafted individually, maximum grafting (31.1%) was obtained at an optimum concentration of 0.475 mol L −1 . However, when grafting of 4‐VP was carried out in a mixture with AN, maximum Pg (69.05%) was obtained at a lower concentration of 4‐VP (0.376 mol L −1 ).…”

“…Preparation of the cotton fabric samples and the method of graft copolymerization has been discussed elsewhere …”

Gamma radiation-induced grafting of poly(butyl acrylate) onto ethylene vinyl acetate copolymer for improved crude oil flowability

“…This can be ascribed to two key factors: (i) As Homopolymer formation increases, the viscosity of the reaction medium rises due to the solubility of Homopolymer in the solvent. This heightened viscosity impedes the diffusion of monomers and the growth of Homopolymeric chains towards active sites, consequently leading to a reduction in grafting percentage 54 , 55 . (ii) Additionally, the steric hindrance generated by the formed Homopolymeric chains with each other and with diffused monomer further motivates the “grafting to” method rather than “grafting from”, which is characterized by its low grafting percentage as shown in (Fig.…”

Preparation of hydrophobic fabrics and effect of fluorine monomers on surface properties

“…Cotton is a kind of favorable natural plant fiber material with various excellent properties of flexibility, environment friendly, biodegradability, low cost and density, and high mechanical stability. [1][2][3][4][5] This is due to its outstanding combined properties which is required in various applications. 6,7 However, its various applications were restricted due to the high hydrophilic property.…”