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

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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.

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The authors would like to thank to the Scientific and Technological Research Council of Turkey (TÜBİTAK) for the research grant 108M211.

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  1. Department of Biomedical Engineering, Technology Faculty, Pamukkale University, Denizli, Turkey

    Gulumser Doganli

  2. Department of Environmental Engineering, Engineering Faculty, Istanbul University, Istanbul, Turkey

    Burak Yuzer, Iberia Aydin & Huseyin Selcuk

  3. Department of Textile Engineering, Engineering Faculty, Pamukkale University, Denizli, Turkey

    Tugce Gultekin & Sema Palamutcu

  4. Department of Food Engineering, Engineering Faculty, Ondokuz Mayis University, 19 Mayis University, Samsun, Turkey

    Ahmet Hilmi Con

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Doganli, G., Yuzer, B., Aydin, I. et al. Functionalization of cotton fabric with nanosized TiO2 coating for self-cleaning and antibacterial property enhancement. J Coat Technol Res 13, 257–265 (2016). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11998-015-9743-7

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