Use of Self-Cleaning Polymers Containing Metal Nanoparticle Synthesized with Green Approach as Medical Textile

Project no. 25261 · Status: Kapanmış (Yayın bekleniyor) · 2022

Summary

<p>With&nbsp;the&nbsp;advent&nbsp;of&nbsp;the&nbsp;COVID-19&nbsp;pandemic,&nbsp;the&nbsp;use&nbsp;of&nbsp;hygienic&nbsp;products&nbsp;has&nbsp;gained&nbsp;increased&nbsp;prominence&nbsp;both&nbsp;globally&nbsp;and&nbsp;within&nbsp;our&nbsp;country.&nbsp;In&nbsp;addition&nbsp;to&nbsp;various&nbsp;viral&nbsp;and&nbsp;bacterial&nbsp;diseases&nbsp;transmitted&nbsp;from&nbsp;person&nbsp;to&nbsp;person&nbsp;via&nbsp;respiratory&nbsp;droplets&nbsp;or&nbsp;direct&nbsp;contact,&nbsp;there&nbsp;is&nbsp;also&nbsp;a&nbsp;risk&nbsp;of&nbsp;transmission&nbsp;of&nbsp;different&nbsp;pathogenic&nbsp;agents&nbsp;through&nbsp;various&nbsp;bodily&nbsp;fluids&nbsp;such&nbsp;as&nbsp;blood,&nbsp;urine,&nbsp;saliva&nbsp;and&nbsp;feces.&nbsp;The&nbsp;primary&nbsp;sources&nbsp;of&nbsp;such&nbsp;transmission&nbsp;are&nbsp;the&nbsp;coverings&nbsp;used&nbsp;on&nbsp;stretchersvebeds.&nbsp;Due&nbsp;to&nbsp;insufficient&nbsp;personnel,&nbsp;limited&nbsp;resources,and&nbsp;cost&nbsp;constraints&nbsp;in&nbsp;healthcare&nbsp;institutions,&nbsp;the&nbsp;replacement,&nbsp;cleaning&nbsp;and&nbsp;sterilization&nbsp;of&nbsp;these&nbsp;coverings&nbsp;are&nbsp;often&nbsp;carried&nbsp;out&nbsp;over&nbsp;prolonged&nbsp;periods.&nbsp;Consequently,&nbsp;they&nbsp;represent&nbsp;one&nbsp;of&nbsp;the&nbsp;main&nbsp;vectors&nbsp;for&nbsp;hospital-acquired&nbsp;infections.&nbsp;</p><p>In&nbsp;this&nbsp;study,&nbsp;stearic&nbsp;acid,&nbsp;carboxymethyl&nbsp;cellulose&nbsp;and&nbsp;calcium&nbsp;carbonate&nbsp;purified&nbsp;from&nbsp;eggshells&nbsp;were&nbsp;employed&nbsp;to&nbsp;develop&nbsp;self-cleaning&nbsp;fabric&nbsp;coatings.&nbsp;In&nbsp;line&nbsp;with&nbsp;a&nbsp;green&nbsp;approach,&nbsp;plant-vemicroorganism-based&nbsp;silver,&nbsp;titanium,&nbsp;and&nbsp;zinc&nbsp;nanoparticles&nbsp;were&nbsp;synthesized&nbsp;and&nbsp;their&nbsp;antimicrobial&nbsp;activities&nbsp;were&nbsp;evaluated.&nbsp;The&nbsp;synthesized&nbsp;nanoparticles&nbsp;were&nbsp;then&nbsp;incorporated&nbsp;into&nbsp;the&nbsp;self-cleaning&nbsp;polymer&nbsp;solution.&nbsp;Fabrics&nbsp;were&nbsp;coated&nbsp;using&nbsp;the&nbsp;dip-coating&nbsp;methods.&nbsp;Antimicrobial&nbsp;activity&nbsp;tests,&nbsp;mechanical&nbsp;strength&nbsp;assessments&nbsp;and&nbsp;sensory&nbsp;evaluations&nbsp;were&nbsp;conducted&nbsp;on&nbsp;the&nbsp;coated&nbsp;fabrics.&nbsp;</p><p>As&nbsp;a&nbsp;result&nbsp;of&nbsp;this&nbsp;thesis&nbsp;study,&nbsp;a&nbsp;self-cleaning&nbsp;fabric&nbsp;with&nbsp;antimicrobial&nbsp;properties&nbsp;was&nbsp;developed.&nbsp;Natural&nbsp;resources&nbsp;were&nbsp;utilized&nbsp;to&nbsp;prevent&nbsp;hospital-acquired&nbsp;infections,&nbsp;resulting&nbsp;in&nbsp;an&nbsp;innovative&nbsp;product&nbsp;that&nbsp;is&nbsp;cost-effective,&nbsp;environmentally&nbsp;friendly,&nbsp;and&nbsp;possesses&nbsp;high&nbsp;added&nbsp;value.&nbsp;</p>

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