Parsimonious methodology for synthesis of silver and copper functionalized cellulose.

ABSTRACT: Metal nanomaterials, such as silver and copper, are often incorporated into commercial textiles to take advantage of their Antibacterial and antiviral properties. The goal of this study was to identify the most parsimonious method for the synthesis of silver, copper, or silver/copper bimetallic treated textiles. To accomplish this eight different methods were employed to synthesize silver, copper, and silver/copper functionalized cotton batting textiles. Using silver and copper nitrate as precursors, different reagents were used to initiate/catalyze the deposition of metal, including: (1) no additive, (2) sodium bicarbonate, (3) green tea, (4) sodium hydroxide, (5) ammonia, (6, 7) sodium hydroxide/ammonia at a 1:2 and 1:4 ratio, and (8) sodium borohydride. The use of sodium bicarbonate as

SUBMITTER: Patch D 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9959961 | biostudies-literature | 2023

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature