Preparation of the cotton fabric with ultraviolet resistance and antibacterial activity using nano attapulgite colloidal particles

Functionalization of silk fabric using hyperbranched polymer coated attapulgite nanoparticles for prospective UV-resistance and antibacterial applications

“…In order to further verify the distribution of ATP NPs on the surface of the silk fabrics, Energy Dispersive Spectrometer (EDS) was used to analyze the elemental composition. ATP is a hydrated magnesium aluminum silicate non-metallic mineral Si 8 O 20 Mg 5 (Al) (OH) 2 (H 2 O) 4 ·4H 2 O with its ideal chemical structure put forward by Liu in 2012 [16]. The resulting EDS spectrum in figure 4 showed strong carbon, oxygen, and copper peaks as expected.…”

“…The treated fabric possessed excellent anti-bacterial activity. It has reported that the great bacteria inhibition ability can be attributed to the broken bonds on the surface of nano-size ATP particles, which could present biochemical reactions with the bacteria [16,27]. Furthermore, the strong absorbability of the ATP NPs reduced the nutrition of the bacteria, which also resulted in an inhibition of the bacteria.…”

“…Attapulgite (ATP) is a typical kind of natural clay minerals which can dissolve easily in aqueous and react with different oxides or metals for its particular morphology, unique three dimensional structures and large surface area with reactive -OH groups [15,16]. Due to these excellent characters, more and more attention has been paid to its performance and application.…”

In Situ Preparation of Polypyrrole Nanorod Composite in the Presence of Phosphorylated Polyvinyl Alcohol

“…For the PPVA, the new peaks could be distinctly identified at 1286, 994, and 853 cm −1 assigned to introduction of P=O, P-O, and P-OH groups in the polymer. 29 The absorbance of P=O and P-O stretching at 1286 and 853 cm −1 of phosphate indicated that PPy had been doped with PPVA. For the PPVA-ATP/PPy samples, the band at 1542 cm −1 is assigned to the pyrrole ring, i.e., the combination of C=C and C-C stretching vibrations and the peak at 1468 cm −1 is associated with the C-N stretching vibration.…”

Functionalization of Textile Materials with Nanoclay Incorporation for Improved Characteristics

“…Cotton, which is one of the most commonly used natural fiber in wide range of textile products, is preferred due to its outstanding characteristics including smooth handle and softness, hydrophilicity, sufficient breathability, high strength, durability, nonallergenic structure, good dyeability, regeneration, biodegradability and ecofriendliness [1][2][3][4][5][6][7]. Therefore, cotton is widely used for the production of apparel, home-textiles, furnishings and some industrial products such as tarpaulins, industrial threads and medical supplies [4,5].…”