Characterization and antibacterial properties of nanoboron powders and nanoboron powder coated textiles

Wazir Akbar, Mohamed Radzi Noor, Katarzyna Kowal, Tofail Syed, Tewfik Soulimane, G. Bahar Basim

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Abstract

The antibacterial properties of boron-containing compounds are well known although there are limited studies available on the pure boron nanoparticles. In this paper, nanoboron particles are characterized in terms of their particle size, shape, stability and surface charge before and after their application onto textile surfaces to study their impact on bacterial activity. It was observed that the boron nanoparticles are effective in limiting the bacterial growth of both Gram-negative and positive species without requiring any stimulation to initiate the antibacterial action. In addition to the antibacterial functionality evaluation of the free boron nanoparticles, nanoboron coated textiles were also characterized and determined to change the wettability and surface charge of the textiles with a variable antimicrobial response to the different species. Consequently, we propose pure nanoboron as a new anti-bacterial agent that can function without external stimulation.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)596-610
Number of pages15
JournalAdvanced Powder Technology
Volume28
Issue number2
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 1 Feb 2017

Keywords

  • Antibacterial property
  • Nano-functionalized textiles
  • Nanoboron particle
  • Powder characterization

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