Preparation of antimicrobial MnO4−-doped nylon-66 fibers with excellent laundering durability
2017
Abstract A highly effective
antimicrobial
nylon 66fiber doped with
permanganateions was prepared via a simultaneous irradiation induced graft polymerization. The physicochemical properties of the fibers were carefully characterized by various techniques, including Fourier-transform infrared spectroscopy, scanning electron microscopy, thermogravimetric analysis, and X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy, revealing that
permanganateions (about 1.48 mmol/g) have been successfully loaded onto the surface of the
nylon 66fibers. The
antimicrobialactivity of the modified
nylon 66fibers against Staphylococcus aureus and Candida albicans were investigated. Accelerated laundering tests and tensile tests were conducted to access the effect of laundering on the
antimicrobialactivity and the mechanical property of the modified
nylon 66fibers, respectively. All results indicate that we have prepared a new highly effective
antimicrobial
nylon 66fiber (almost a 100% reduction in the number of S. aureus and C. albicans colonies). Furthermore, the modified
nylon 66fibers are durable, maintaining
antimicrobialresistance after 100 commercial or domestic launderings and retaining its excellent mechanical property during preparation and laundering.
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