The sonochemical coating of cotton withstands 65 washing cycles at hospital washing standards and retains its antibacterial properties

Autor: Aharon Gedanken, María Blanes, Korina Mollá, Gagandeep Singh, Yelena Ruderman, Nina Perkas, Mircea Vinatoru, Eadaoin M. Joyce, Ilana Perelshtein, Timothy J. Mason, Jamie Beddow

Publikováno v: Cellulose. 20:1215-1221

Hospital-acquired nosocomial infections are a major health, and consequently financial issue, in the world healthcare system. The problem of bacterial infections in general, and in hospitals in particular, has led to extensive scientific and industri

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Enzymatic pre-treatment as a means of enhancing the antibacterial activity and stability of ZnO nanoparticles sonochemically coated on cotton fabrics

Autor: Aharon Gedanken, Nina Perkas, María Blanes, Tzanko Tzanov, Kamelia Traeger, Eadaoin M. Joyce, Yelena Ruderman, Korina Mollá, Ilana Perelshtein, Timothy J. Mason, Jamie Beddow

Publikováno v: Journal of Materials Chemistry
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Zinc oxide nanoparticles (ZnO NP’s) are known for their excellent antibacterial properties. This paper describes a method for enhancing the stability and the antibacterial activity of ZnO NPs synthesized and embedded sonochemically on cotton fabric

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