Quaternary ammonium-based coating of textiles is effective against bacteria and viruses with a low risk to human health.

ABSTRACT: While the global healthcare system is slowly recovering from the COVID-19 pandemic, new multi-drug-resistant pathogens are emerging as the next threat. To tackle these challenges there is a need for safe and sustainable antiviral and antibacterial functionalized materials. Here we develop an 'easy-to-apply' procedure for the surface functionalization of textiles, rendering them antiviral and antibacterial and assessing the performance of these textiles. A metal-free quaternary ammonium-based coating was applied homogeneously and non-covalently to hospital curtains. Abrasion, durability testing, and aging resulted in little change in the performance of the treated textile. Additionally, qualitative and quantitative antibacterial assays on Staphylococcus aureus, Pseudomonas aeruginosa, and A

SUBMITTER: Meier P 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10667359 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature