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Silver-nanowire-modified fabrics for wide-spectrum antimicrobial applications

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  17 January 2019

Doga Doganay ,
Akin Kanicioglu ,
Sahin Coskun ,
Gulcin Akca  and
Husnu Emrah Unalan Open the ORCID record for Husnu Emrah Unalan [Opens in a new window]
Doga Doganay
Affiliation:
Department of Metallurgical and Materials Engineering, Middle East Technical University (METU), Ankara 06800, Turkey
Akin Kanicioglu
Affiliation:
Department of Medical Microbiology, Faculty of Dentistry, Gazi University, Ankara 06500, Turkey
Sahin Coskun
Affiliation:
Department of Metallurgical and Materials Engineering, Eskisehir Osmangazi University, Eskisehir 26040, Turkey
Gulcin Akca
Affiliation:
Department of Medical Microbiology, Faculty of Dentistry, Gazi University, Ankara 06500, Turkey
Husnu Emrah Unalan*
Affiliation:
Department of Metallurgical and Materials Engineering, Middle East Technical University (METU), Ankara 06800, Turkey
*
a)Address all correspondence to this author. e-mail: unalan@metu.edu.tr
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Abstract

Antimicrobial textiles received considerable attention due to public health and personal hygiene concerns. On the other hand, pathogenic microorganisms gain immunity against existing antibacterial products. For these reasons, new and stronger antibacterial agents need to be developed immediately. In this work, silver nanowires (Ag NWs) were decorated onto conventional fabrics via facile and scalable dip and dry method. Antimicrobial activity of the nanowire-decorated fabrics was investigated against a Gram-positive coccus (Staphylococcus aureus), a Gram-negative bacillus (Escherichia coli), a Gram-positive and spore-forming bacillus (Bacillus cereus), and a yeast-like fungus (Candida albicans) via disk diffusion and time–dependent killing methods. The effect of Ag NW content was investigated, and the decorated fabrics showed promising antibacterial activity even with a small amount of Ag NW decoration (0.095 mg/cm2). Moreover, decorated fabrics maintained their activity for 24 h. This work shows that Ag NW-modified fabrics can be used as antimicrobial textiles against a wide spectrum of bacteria.

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Journal of Materials Research , Volume 34 , Issue 4 , 28 February 2019 , pp. 500 - 509
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Copyright © Materials Research Society 2019 

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