Sticky silver nanoparticles and surface coatings of different textile fabrics stabilised by Muntingia calabura leaf extract

• Published in: SN applied sciences Vol. 2; no. 4; p. 733
• Main Authors: Syafiuddin, Achmad, Fulazzaky, Mohamad Ali, Salmiati, Salmiati, Roestamy, Martin, Fulazzaky, Mohammad, Sumeru, Kasni, Yusop, Zulkifli
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Cham Springer International Publishing 01-04-2020; Springer Nature B.V
• Subjects: Antibacterial activity; Antibacterial materials; Application; Applied and Technical Physics; Bacteria; Bacterial infections; Characterization; Chemistry/Food Science; Chemistry: Polymer; Cotton; Deposition; E coli; Earth Sciences; Engineering; Environment; Fabrics; Fibers; Gram-positive bacteria; Heat treatment; Heat treatments; Laboratories; Leaves; Materials Science; Microorganisms; Muntingia calabura; Nanocomposites: Synthesis; Nanoparticles; Nylon; Plant extracts; Polyesters; Research Article; Scanning electron microscopy; Silver; Textile composites; Textile fibers; Textiles; Water absorption; Zeolite; Malaysia; Antibacterial activity; Textile fibre; Green method; Pure leaf extract; Silver nanoparticles
• ISSN: 2523-3963; 2523-3971
• DOI: 10.1007/s42452-020-2534-5

Permanent deposition of silver nanoparticles (AgNPs) on the surface of textile fibre is essential for the long-term medical application of antibacterial textile products. This study aims to propose a new green method of using the pure leaf extract of
Muntingia calabura
and to create a permanent deposition of AgNPs on the fabric surfaces of cotton, polyester and nylon. The appearance of darker colour confirms the deposition of AgNPs on the fabric fibres. The capacity of water absorption decreased by 9.3, 12.0 and 23.0% and the textile density increased by 10.4, 12.3 and 5.9% were verified for the fabric fibres of cotton, polyester and nylon, respectively, after binding with AgNPs. The antibacterial activity of the cotton, polyester and nylon fabrics against
Escherichia coli
is better than that against
Chromobacterium haemolyticum
and then is better than that against
Bacillus cereus
. The results obtained using the new green method of processing heat treatment experiments by using the pure leaf extract to penetrate AgNPs inside the fabric fibres may contribute to advancing the application of antibacterial textile products for medical uses.