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Functionalization of fabrics with PANI/CuO nanoparticles by precipitation route for anti-bacterial applications

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The present work aims at developing copper oxide nanocrystals immobilized onto the fabrics for the improvement of antimicrobial activity. The CuO nanocrytstals were deposited onto woven fabrics and non-woven fabrics through chemical precipitation route. The samples were characterized by XRD, Raman spectroscopy, FE-SEM, and TEM. The presence of CuO on the surface of the fabrics was confirmed by EDAX. The CuO nanoparticles were found to have grown to a size of 50 nm with a monoclinic structure. The antibacterial activities were assessed for the coated CuO samples by the agar diffusion plate method followed by FE-SEM. To promote the slow release of Cu ions into the medium from the fabric matrix, the synthesized nanoparticles were immobilized in polyaniline polymer matrix before being coated onto the fabric samples, and the results are discussed.

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Authors acknowledge CSIR, New Delhi for the award of research grant under the M2D programme—CSC0134 to carry out this work. Authors thank Dr. S. Marathamuthu, Bio corrosion lab, CSIR-CECRI for antimicrobial studies.

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    V. V. Anusha Thampi, S. Thanka Rajan, K. Anupriya & B. Subramanian

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Thampi, V.V.A., Thanka Rajan, S., Anupriya, K. et al. Functionalization of fabrics with PANI/CuO nanoparticles by precipitation route for anti-bacterial applications. J Nanopart Res 17, 57 (2015). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11051-014-2853-9

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