Chitichotpanya Chayanisa, Khwanmuang Phasinee, Yamprayoonswat Wariya, Porntheeraphat Supanit, Jongkaewwattana Anan, Chitichotpanya Pisutsaran
Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science, Mahidol University, Bangkok, Thailand.
Center for Surface Science and Engineering, Faculty of Science, Mahidol University, Bangkok, Thailand.
J Ind Text. 2022 Jun;51(4 Suppl):6996S-7013S. doi: 10.1177/15280837221094649.
The sudden outburst of Coronavirus disease 19 or COVID-19 has raised serious awareness about viral contamination on the environment, which is one of the major causes of the disease. Transmission via contaminated surfaces has been recognized as a significant route for spreading the virus. To suppress and control the spread of SARS-CoV-2, potent virucidal finishing agents for decontamination of medical textiles are urgently required. In this study, an environmental-friendly, economical, non-toxic, and practical finishing on medical textiles with potent virucidal activity was proposed with the combined concepts of a new green synthesis of TiO@Ag core-shell nanostructures using ascorbic acid reduction and UV-curing process. In order to evaluate efficiency of virucidal activity, effects of the amount of TiO@Ag NPs and contact time were determined against the coronavirus following ISO 18184:2019 standard. The finishing agent exhibited an excellent 99.9% virucidal efficacy. The stability of virucidal activity and mechanical properties were determined under repeated washing. The finished fabrics had the ability to retain their virucidal activity and tensile strength through 20 washes. The results suggested that the finishing agent had great potential as a potent and non-toxic virucide against the coronavirus for medical textile applications.
新型冠状病毒肺炎(COVID-19)的突然爆发,引发了人们对环境中病毒污染的高度关注,而环境病毒污染是该疾病的主要病因之一。经污染表面传播已被确认为病毒传播的一条重要途径。为了抑制和控制严重急性呼吸综合征冠状病毒2(SARS-CoV-2)的传播,迫切需要高效的用于医用纺织品消毒的杀病毒整理剂。在本研究中,结合使用抗坏血酸还原法对TiO@Ag核壳纳米结构进行新型绿色合成以及紫外线固化工艺的理念,提出了一种对医用纺织品进行环保、经济、无毒且实用的具有高效杀病毒活性的整理方法。为了评估杀病毒活性效率,按照ISO 18184:2019标准,测定了TiO@Ag纳米颗粒用量和接触时间对冠状病毒的影响。该整理剂展现出了高达99.9%的优异杀病毒效果。在反复洗涤条件下测定了杀病毒活性和机械性能的稳定性。整理后的织物经过20次洗涤仍能保持其杀病毒活性和拉伸强度。结果表明,该整理剂作为一种高效且无毒的针对冠状病毒的杀病毒剂,在医用纺织品应用方面具有巨大潜力。