Author
Akbar, Wazir, Karagöz, Ayşe, Başım, Gül Bahar, Noor, M., Syed, T., Lum, J., Unluagac, M.
Publication Date
2015-01
Publication Place
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Cambridge University Press
Subject
Boron, Nanoparticles, Particle size, Textile processing, Textiles
Type
Document
Language
English
Digital
Yes
Manuscript
No
Library
Özyeğin University
Library Asset ID
0272-9172
Record ID
a39621f8-180b-4c23-8897-ae239a7bf69d
Library Location
Mechanical Engineering
Date
2015-01
Sample Text
The antibacterial properties of boron-containing compounds are well known although there are limited studies available on the pure boron nanoparticles. In this study boron nano-particles were characterized in terms of their particle size, shape, stability and surface charge before and after they are applied to textile surfaces to study their impact on antibacterial activity in addition to cytotoxicity. It was observed that the boron nano-particles are affective in limiting bacteria growth on both gram-negative and gram-positive species without requiring any stimulation to initiate the antibacterial action. It was also found that the application of boron nano-particles on the textile surfaces through mixing them in hydrophobic finishing solutions helped improve the wettability performance of the textiles while showing no change in the physical and colour fastness properties at an optimal concentration of 0.02 % w/v of finishing solution.
DOI
10.1557/opl.2015.728
Cilt
1793
