Paramasivan Sivaranjana, E R Nagarajan, Nagarajan Rajini, Anumakonda Varada Rajulu, N Hariram
a Department of Chemistry , Kalasalingam University , Krishnankoil , India.
b Department of Mechanical Engineering, Centre for Composite Materials , Kalasalingam University , Krishnankoil , India.
Prep Biochem Biotechnol. 2018;48(7):574-581. doi: 10.1080/10826068.2018.1466150. Epub 2018 Jul 17.
In the present study, cotton fabric nanocomposites with generated copper nanoparticles (CuNPs) were prepared using leaf extract as reducing agent. The prepared cotton fabric nanocomposites were characterized by Fourier transform infrared (FTIR) spectroscopy, X-ray diffraction (XRD), and scanning electron microscoy (SEM) techniques. The cotton fabric nanocomposites exhibited significant antibacterial activity against bacteria. These nanocomposites retained the antibacterial activity even after 15 washes indicating the generation of permanent CuNPs in them. The antibacterial activity of the nanocomposites prepared even in sewerage water was also studied. The obtained results suggest that the cotton fabric nanocomposites with generated CuNPs can be considered for medical and water treatment applications.
