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The Durable Chitosan Functionalization of Cellulosic Fabrics

Sandra Flinčec Grgac et al. Polymers (Basel). 2023.

Abstract

In this work, the durability of chitosan functionalization of cellulosic textile substrates, cotton and cotton/polyester blended fabrics, was studied. Chitosan is a naturally occurring biopolymer that can be produced inexpensively. It should be dissolved in an acidic solution to activate its antimicrobial and other properties, i.e., good biocompatibility, bioabsorbability, wound healing, hemostatic, anti-infective, antibacterial, non-toxic, and adsorptive properties. The application of chitosan to textile products has been researched to achieve antimicrobial properties, but the durability, after several maintenance cycles, has not. Chitosan functionalization was carried out using maleic acid (MA) and 1,2,3,4-butanetetracarboxylic acid (BTCA) as crosslinking and chitosan-activating agents and sodium hypophosphite monohydrate as a catalyst. To determine durability, the fabrics were subjected to 10 maintenance cycles according to ISO 6330:2012 using Reference detergent 3 and drying according to Procedure F. The properties were monitored after the 3rd and 10th cycles. The crosslinking ability of chitosan with cellulosic fabrics was monitored by Fourier infrared spectrometry using the ATR technique (FTIR-ATR). Changes in mechanical properties, whiteness and yellowing, and antimicrobial properties were determined using standard methods. Compared to maleic acid, BTCA proved to be a better crosslinking agent for chitosan.

Keywords: 1,2,3,4-butanetetracarboxylic acid (BTCA); FTIR-ATR; antimicrobial activity; chitosan; cotton fabric; cotton/polyester blend; durability; maleic acid (MA); mechanical properties; whiteness.

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The authors declare no conflict of interest.

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The crosslinking mechanism of BTCA with cellulose in the presence of chitosan.

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The crosslinking mechanism of MA with cellulose in the presence of chitosan.

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FTIR spectral bands of chitosan-functionalized cotton fabrics using MA as a crosslinking agent before and after maintenance cycles compared to untreated fabric.

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FTIR spectral bands of chitosan-functionalized cotton fabrics using BTCA as a crosslinking agent before and after maintenance cycles compared to untreated fabric.

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FTIR spectral bands of chitosan-functionalized cotton/polyester fabrics using MA as a crosslinking agent before and after maintenance cycles compared to untreated fabric.

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FTIR spectral bands of chitosan-functionalized cotton/polyester fabrics using BTCA as a crosslinking agent before and after maintenance cycles compared to untreated fabric.

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Breaking force, F [N], with an interval of confidence (IC99%) of cotton (CO) fabric before and after functionalization with chitosan and 10 maintenance cycles.

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Breaking force, F [N], with an interval of confidence (IC99%) of cotton/polyester (CO_PES) fabric before and after functionalization with chitosan and 10 maintenance cycles.

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The antimicrobial activity of cellulosic fabrics after functionalization with chitosan and MA examples.

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