TY - JOUR
T1 - Self-cleaning, UV-protective, water- and dirt-repellent, yet antibacterial cotton fabric coated with diethylenetriamine-surface-functionalized BN_ZnO nanoparticles
AU - Permyakova, Elizaveta S.
AU - Makarets, Yulia A.
AU - Kotyakova, Kristina Y.
AU - Matveev, Andrey T.
AU - Kutzhanov, Magzhan K.
AU - Bondarev, Andrey V.
AU - Konopatsky, Anton S.
AU - Verkhovnikova, Ekaterina N.
AU - Erofeev, Alexander S.
AU - Slukin, Pavel V.
AU - Ignatov, Sergei G.
AU - Chikanova, Ekaterina S.
AU - Karshieva, Saida S.
AU - Shtansky, Dmitry V.
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2025 Elsevier B.V.
PY - 2026/1/30
Y1 - 2026/1/30
N2 - Conventional cotton fabrics used in hospitals and sportswear are prone to bacterial adhesion and proliferation, complicating hygiene and posing a health hazard. Modified cotton materials are in demand in healthcare and the sport industries due to the ability to impart various properties, including antipathogenic activity. In this work, cotton fabrics coated with hybrid boron nitride_zinc oxide (BN_ZnO) and diethylenetriamine (DETA)-modified BN_ZnO nanoparticles (BN_ZnO_DETA NPs) were studied. The presence of an amino layer on the BN_ZnO NP surface made it possible to deposit approximately twice as many BN_ZnO NPs, as well as to increase their stability (expressed as % of retained NPs) on the textile surface after immersion in water for 24 h from 63.6 to 92.6 %. Surface-modified textile materials demonstrated high hydrophobicity and associated increased resistance to various liquid contaminants (ink, soy sauce, and tomato juice), as well as self-cleaning ability under the influence of UV radiation. The pathogens (hospital E. coli U20 and S. aureus MW2 strains) were complete eliminated by fabric after 24 h of cultivation with the samples (BN_ZnO) and (BN_ZnO) + diethylenetriamine (DETA)) with bacteria. In vivo tests demonstrated the safety of BN_ZnO_DETA NPs-modified samples. Their contact with skin did not cause inflammation, and histological examination showed the structure of normal skin.
AB - Conventional cotton fabrics used in hospitals and sportswear are prone to bacterial adhesion and proliferation, complicating hygiene and posing a health hazard. Modified cotton materials are in demand in healthcare and the sport industries due to the ability to impart various properties, including antipathogenic activity. In this work, cotton fabrics coated with hybrid boron nitride_zinc oxide (BN_ZnO) and diethylenetriamine (DETA)-modified BN_ZnO nanoparticles (BN_ZnO_DETA NPs) were studied. The presence of an amino layer on the BN_ZnO NP surface made it possible to deposit approximately twice as many BN_ZnO NPs, as well as to increase their stability (expressed as % of retained NPs) on the textile surface after immersion in water for 24 h from 63.6 to 92.6 %. Surface-modified textile materials demonstrated high hydrophobicity and associated increased resistance to various liquid contaminants (ink, soy sauce, and tomato juice), as well as self-cleaning ability under the influence of UV radiation. The pathogens (hospital E. coli U20 and S. aureus MW2 strains) were complete eliminated by fabric after 24 h of cultivation with the samples (BN_ZnO) and (BN_ZnO) + diethylenetriamine (DETA)) with bacteria. In vivo tests demonstrated the safety of BN_ZnO_DETA NPs-modified samples. Their contact with skin did not cause inflammation, and histological examination showed the structure of normal skin.
KW - Antibacterial activity
KW - Hydrophobicity
KW - in vivo tests
KW - Nanotextile
KW - Self-cleaning
KW - UV-protection
UR - https://www.scopus.com/pages/publications/105016777728
U2 - 10.1016/j.apsusc.2025.164704
DO - 10.1016/j.apsusc.2025.164704
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:105016777728
SN - 0169-4332
VL - 716
JO - Applied Surface Science
JF - Applied Surface Science
M1 - 164704
ER -