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- Title
Antimicrobial finish of cotton fabrics treated by sophorolipids combined with 1,2,3,4-butanetetracarboxyic acid.
- Authors
Huang, Cheng; Hu, Chunyan; Sun, Gang; Ji, Bolin; Yan, Kelu
- Abstract
Sophorolipids (SLs) are surface active glycolipids produced by nonpathogenic yeasts, and a combination of SLs with 1,2,3,4-butanetetracarboxyic acid (BTCA) was used as a new durable antimicrobial treatment method for cotton fabrics. The factors influencing the antibacterial property of the fabrics in the finishing process, such as the amount of SLs, treatment temperature, curing time, amount of BTCA, and sodium hypophosphite (SHP) were investigated. An optimized procedure for treating fabrics was two dips and two nips with a wet pickup of 90% in an aqueous solution containing 20 g/L of SHP, 40 g/L of SLs and 90 g/L of BTCA, then drying at 100°C for 2 min and curing at 120°C for 2 min. As a result, 99% of the S. aureus in a concentration of 3.0×104 CFU/mL were killed by the treated fabrics in 1 h contact according to ASTM Standards E2149-10, and the functions are durable against washing. The mechanism of BTCA crosslinking lactonic sophorolipid onto cellulose was investigated by using computational chemistry and experimental methods. As a non-irritant surfactant, sophorolipids proved to be a potential natural antimicrobial agent for textiles or medical products.
- Subjects
COTTON textiles; COMPUTATIONAL chemistry; MEDICAL textiles; TEXTILE products; MEDICAL supplies; FINISHES &; finishing
- Publication
Cellulose, 2020, Vol 27, Issue 5, p2859
- ISSN
0969-0239
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1007/s10570-019-02925-9