Table 1 Comparison of the binary salinization/AgNP encapsulation process with the literature methods for preparing superhydrophobic cotton fabrics with antimicrobial capability.
Ref. | Author(s)* | Superhydrophobic modification | Antimicrobial formulation | WCA |
|---|---|---|---|---|
This work | H.-Z. Yu | Immersion in a binary CH3(CH2)17SiCl3 (0.14% v/v)/CH3SiCl3 (0.09% v/v) for 10 min | Subsequent formation of AgNP by reducing AgNO3 with NaBH4 | 153 ± 2° |
M. Shateri Khalil-Abad | Immersion in CH3(CH2)7Si(OC2H5)3 (3% v/v) in ethanol/water for 18 h | Prior formation of AgNP by reducing AgNO3 with ascorbic acid | 151° | |
C.-H. Xue | Immersion in CH3 (CH2)15Si(OCH3)3 (3% v/v) in ethanol for 1 h | Prior formation of AgNP by reducing [Ag(NH3)2]+ with glucose | 157.3 ± 1.6° | |
R. Guo | Immersion in H2N(CH2)3Si(OCH3)3; 1% (vol.) in acetone for 24 h | Subsequent formation of AgNP by reducing AgNO3 with sodium citrate | 153° | |
M. Shateri-Khalilabad | Immersion CH3(CH2)7Si(OC2H5)3 1% (vol.) in ethanol/water (9:1) for 24 h | Prior formation of AgNP by reducing AgNO3 with ascorbic acid on NaOH treated surface | 156 ± 3.8° | |
M. A. Kulandainathan | Immersion in H2N(CH2)3Si(OC2H5)3; 0.25% (w) in EtOH:NH4OH:H2O (1:0.66:1) for 8 h followed by encapsulation with poly(styrene-co-maleic anhydride) (PSMA) | Subsequent formation of AgNP by reducing AgNO3 with triethylamine | >150° | |
R. Khajavi | Immersion in silica sols with subsequent treatment with CH3(CH2)15Si(OCH3)3 | Doping the preformed silica sols with Cu NPs | 151.1 ± 0.3° | |
C. F. Guo | Silica nanoparticle (NP)/polydimethylsiloxane (PDMS) coating on one side | A cellulose acetate/acetone/IL solution coated on the other side, a silver film is then thermally deposited | 161 ± 2° | |
M. G. Sethuraman | Immersion of Cu-coated surface in 0.1% stearic acid for about 12 h | Immersion in a solution of copper acetate and ascorbic acid for 1 h | 159° | |
H. Li | Post-modification with HS(CH2)10COOH/HS(CH2)11CH3 (0.16% w) | Coating with polydopamine, followed by in situ deposition of Ag NP | 153° | |
X. Liu | Post inclusion of an epoxy alkane/epoxy cross-linker | Depositing polyhexamethylene biguanide | >150° | |
J. Sun | Post modification with fluorinated decyl polyhedral oligomeric silsesquioxane (F-POSS) | Sequential deposition of branched poly(ethylenimine) (PEI) and AgNPs | 169° | |
M. G. Sethuraman | Bimetallic deposition of copper and silver over cotton fabric | 160.9° | ||
M. Shaban | Spin coating with zinc oxide (ZnO) NP prepared by sol-gel method | 154 ± 1° |
