TY - JOUR
T1 - Green in-situ synthesis of silver coated textiles for wide hygiene and healthcare applications
AU - Su, Tsan Liang
AU - Chen, Tung Po
AU - Liang, Junfeng
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2022 Elsevier B.V.
PY - 2023/1/20
Y1 - 2023/1/20
N2 - In this study, antibacterial and biocompatible silver-based (Ag0) coatings on cotton fabric were obtained by using atmospheric pressure plasma mediated in situ silver reduction, an effective, facile, and environment-friendly technique. The formation of the thin (nanometers in thickness) Ag0 coating on the fabric fibers was characterized by scanning electron microscopy (SEM) and backscattered electron (BSE) analysis. In particular, the antibacterial activity demonstrated by the silver-fabrics (Ag0-fabrics) against gram-negative (Escherichia coli) and gram-positive (Staphylococcus aureus) bacteria was about 105 times more potent than silver ion or silver nanoparticle fabricated fabrics. The Ag0-fabrics also demonstrated good killing activity to preformed biofilms. Moreover, because of the greatly reduced silver loading, Ag0-fabrics did not pose significant cytotoxicity to human tissue cells exhibiting good biocompatibility. Given the economic and environment-friendly nature of the Ag0-fabrics technology wide applications can be derived in health, hygiene, and medical fields.
AB - In this study, antibacterial and biocompatible silver-based (Ag0) coatings on cotton fabric were obtained by using atmospheric pressure plasma mediated in situ silver reduction, an effective, facile, and environment-friendly technique. The formation of the thin (nanometers in thickness) Ag0 coating on the fabric fibers was characterized by scanning electron microscopy (SEM) and backscattered electron (BSE) analysis. In particular, the antibacterial activity demonstrated by the silver-fabrics (Ag0-fabrics) against gram-negative (Escherichia coli) and gram-positive (Staphylococcus aureus) bacteria was about 105 times more potent than silver ion or silver nanoparticle fabricated fabrics. The Ag0-fabrics also demonstrated good killing activity to preformed biofilms. Moreover, because of the greatly reduced silver loading, Ag0-fabrics did not pose significant cytotoxicity to human tissue cells exhibiting good biocompatibility. Given the economic and environment-friendly nature of the Ag0-fabrics technology wide applications can be derived in health, hygiene, and medical fields.
KW - Antimicrobial
KW - Biocompatibility
KW - Cotton fabric
KW - Plasma
KW - Silver nanoparticles
KW - Single-step method
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U2 - 10.1016/j.colsurfa.2022.130506
DO - 10.1016/j.colsurfa.2022.130506
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:85145613589
SN - 0927-7757
VL - 657
JO - Colloids and Surfaces A: Physicochemical and Engineering Aspects
JF - Colloids and Surfaces A: Physicochemical and Engineering Aspects
M1 - 130506
ER -