Antimicrobial treatment for wool using quaternary ammonium salt as the biocide北大核心

Antimicrobial treatments of textiles, especially cotton and synthetic fibres, have attracted considerable attention in research and manufacturing. The treatments prevent odour formation and fabric deterioration that arise from the growth of microbes on the textiles during their use or storage. However, wool is more difficult to treat due to its unique surface properties. In this report,we demonstrate that the pretreated wool was also able to exhaust up to 10% ( owf ) (on weight of fabric) of benzalkonium chloride,a cationic quaternary ammonium salt with biocidal activity. The exhaustion on the pretreated wool did not vary between 20 °C and 60 °C and was slightly affected by acidic pH value. Wool fabrics finished with 6% (owf) or more benzalkonium chloride exhibited strong antimicrobial abilities, deactivating 95. 5% ∼99. 9% of E. coli in quantitative antimicrobial assays.     

Micro-printing performance of durable water-repellent black polyester-spandex fabrics without fluorine and silicone resins北大核心CSCD

Synthetic fibers are widely used because of their stable chemical properties high mechanical strength and low cost. Among them polyester has the largest production and is the most widely used and China is also the country with the largest polyester production in the world. With the technological progress of energy saving and emission reduction of liquid disperse dyes the technology of micro printing of polyester and polyester / spandex fabrics has been realized. Based on the high market share of black polyester / spandex printed fabrics and the increasing market demand for functional finishing (e. g. anti-static finishing water repellent finishing UV resistance finishing etc.), it is of great significance to study the process of one-step short processing of polyester printing and functional finishing using carbon-based materials (e. g. carbon black). Carbon black is a gray-black organic pigment with good antistatic and anti-UV properties. It is an eco-friendly advanced material that integrates printing dyeing and functional finishing. To make up for the lack of color depth of carbon black pigment a disperse black dye and carbon black pigment in the same bath preparation scheme are chosen to prepare a functional liquid carbon black @ disperse black dye (CB-D). Not only does CB-D meet the requirements of deep black printing but also it can simultaneously provide water-repellent finishing to the fabric. In this way the application of organic fluorine or organic silicon resin can be dispensed with. A functional liquid CB-D was prepared by pre-dispersion and zirconium oxide grinding method under the action of abrasive agent AL50 (anionic / non-ionic surfactant complex) . The effects of CB-D mass fraction binder type binder D101 mass fraction baking temperature and time on color (L∗ value) rubbing and soaping colorfastness were investigated by optimizing the printing process of liquid CB-D. At the same time the fixation mechanism of CB-D was investigated and the properties of polyester-spandex printed fabrics were tested. The stability of CB-D and the colorfastness of polyester-spandex printed fabrics to hot-wash effluent were investigated by the rate of change of absorbance. The effect of hot-washing on dye floating in the printed area and dye staining in the non-printed area was characterized by the brightness of the printed area L∗ value and the whiteness of the non-printed area (CIE whiteness W10). The properties of CB-D were characterized by scanning electron microscopy and transmission electron microscopy and the antistatic property water repellency air permeability moisture permeability and tensile breaking strength of the fabrics were tested. (i) The first functional liquid CB-D with excellent stability is prepared by grinding carbon black and disperse black dye composed of orange 288 purple 93 and blue 291:3 in the same bath. (ii) A durable fluorine-free and silicone-free water repellent black polyester spandex fabric is prepared reducing the cost of functional finishing and environmental pollution. The preparation of durable water-repellent polyester spandex fabrics without a functional finishing agent is a new technology. CB-D as functional organic melanin with excellent performance and simple processing is a new low-carbon and eco-friendly material and ecological printing and dyeing process. (i) As for the black polyester spandex fabric prepared by a micro-printing process the color fastness of deep black color is not less than grade 4 the white ground is not stained and the color of wastewater is very low. The printing process requires 5% functional CB-D and 8. 5% binder D101. (ii) The black polyester spandex fabric has excellent and durable water repellency air permeability moisture permeability and antistatic property. The water contact angle is 132° anti-static grade is A and the air permeability and moisture permeability are more than 260 mm / s and 2 880 g / (m2h) respectively. After 30 times of home washing it almost keeps the original excellent performance. (iii) The CB-D prepared based on carbon black and disperse black dye is a colloidal aggregate that easily forms continuous carbon black aggregates on the fiber surface showing more excellent porosity film formation and water repellency while maintaining air permeability and moisture permeability. Carbon black is a low-cost material and the liquid CB-D prepared by modifying carbon black with disperse black dye has a new use in preparing functional textiles with good application prospects. © 2022 Authors. All rights reserved.     

Structure Elucidation of Hydroxypropyl Cellulose Homogenously Prepared from NaOH/Urea Aqueous Solution

Hydroxypropyl celluloses (HPC) were homogenously synthesized by the reaction of cellulose with propylene oxide in NaOH/urea aqueous solution.Water-soluble HPC with molar degree of substitution (MSNMR) in the range of 0.52～ 0.78 was prepared from microcrystalline cellulose,cotton linters,and spruce sulfite pulp.The structure of the HPC samples was characterized by means of FT-IR,NMR,gas chromatography (GC),and size exclusion chromatography (SEC) analyses.Three types of cellulose samples with different molecular weights were found to dissolve well in the NaOH/urea solvent with no obvious differences in reactivity and regioselectivity.The relative reactivity of hydroxyl groups in the glycosyl unit was in the following order:O-6 ＞ O-2 ＞O-3.In addition,the results of the study indicated that the tandem reaction during hydroxypropylation could be ignored.     

Preparation and characteristics of bombyx mori sericin / tussah silk fibroin / gelatin-based blended antibacterial films北大核心CSCD

A large number of wound dressings are currently used in the treatment of burns chronic ulcers etc. An ideal wound dressing should prevent dehydration of the wound and retain a favorable moist environment at the wound interface. It should have good antibacterial properties and be easily removed without trauma too. Wound dressings are generally made of readily available bio-materials that require minimal processing possess nontoxic non-allergenic and antimicrobial properties as well as promote wound healing. Clinically collagen chitin chitosan etc. are usually used as materials for producing wound dressings as these materials are capable of accelerating the healing processes at molecular cellular and individual levels. Tussah silk fibroin bombyx mori sericin and gelatin non-toxic and extensive have good bio-compatibility degradability and film-forming properties which are conducive to cell adhesion. In order to prepare safe biofilms with excellent antibacterial properties we prepared a kind of bombyx mori sericin / tussah silk fibroin / gelatin BS-TSF-GEL blended film by using tussah silk fibroin bombyx mori sericin and gelatin as bio-based materials and polyethylene glycol 200 as the cross-linking agent. Firstly we designed the single factor experiment and orthogonal experiment to optimize the preparation process of the BS-TF-GEL blended film. On this basis the blended film was modified with ethanol of different concentrations to improve its strength and crystallinity. The structure and properties of the blended film were characterized by measuring the dissolution loss rate tensile properties microscopic morphology and crystal structure. Finally antimicrobial peptides were loaded by adsorption to obtain the BS-TSF-GEL antimicrobial film. The results showed that the ratio of the optimum formula for the (BS-TSF-GEL) blended film required a mixture of bombyx mori sericin (4. 50 μg / mL) and tussah silk fibroin (27. 5 mg / mL) with a volume ratio of 2:1 polyethylene glycol 200 and gelatin solution (360 mg / mL) which accounted for 35% 40% and 25% respectively of the total system. The dissolution loss rate of the BS-TSF-GEL blended film was 34. 62% the elongation at break was 34. 15% and the breaking strength was 578. 8 kPa after being treated with anhydrous ethanol. FTIR and X-ray diffraction results showed that Silk Ⅱ dominated the BS-TSF-GEL blended film while Silk Ⅰ was in a small amount. The BS-TSF-GEL blended film was pale yellow and porous on the surface which was the ideal material for loading antimicrobial peptides. The BS-TSF-GEL blended film loaded with antimicrobial peptides had a good inhibitory effect on both Escherichia coli and Staphylococcus aureus. It is expected to be used in the field of disposable biomedical materials such as wound dressings. In this study three natural materials with unique advantages were selected as substrates for biofilms and polyethylene glycol with high bio-safety was used as the cross-linking agent to enhance the application value of the blended film by loading antimicrobial peptides. The results broaden the application field of silkworm silk and provide a new way for the development and exploitation of silk fibroin in biological dressings and other medical bio-materials. Bombyx mori sericin tussah silk fibroin and gelatin have been widely used in biological tissue engineering as natural biological materials. In this study three natural materials were used as the biofilm substrate to successfully prepare excellent-performance BS-TSF-GEL blend film using polyethylene glycol cross-linking and ethanol post-treatment techniques. Moreover specific properties can be conferred by replacing different loading substances such as antimicrobial biofilm carrying antimicrobial peptides and biofilm sustained release carrier loading drugs. In addition 3D printing electrostatic spinning and other technologies can also be used to shape the BS-TSF-GEL into different shapes to meet the application requirements under different conditions. In conclusion the research results explore a new way for the application of silk protein. © 2022 Authors. All rights reserved.     

Environmental friendly carrier preparation and its application in one-bath dyeing of wool/polyester fabric北大核心

In order to decrease polyester dyeing temperature, and realize one-bath dyeing of wool, polyester blended fabric, environmental friendly inodorous carrier emulsion with good stability was preparation, the effects of carrier on polyester glass transition temperature, dyeing temperature and carrier amount on polyester dyeing performance were investigated, and solving method of disperse dye staining wool after one-bath dyeing of wool and polyester was discussed. The results showed that carrier had obvious plasticizing effect, polyester can be dyed at 98 °C by using the carrier, the optimum carrier amount was 5% (owf). After one-bath dyeing of wool and polyester, reduction cleaning at 75 °C for 10 min with bath ratio 1 = 50 by using solution containing sodium hydrosulfite 0.6 g/L, sodium carbonate 1.0 g/L, and anionic surfactant AES 1. 0 g/L, which could solve the problem of disperse dye staining wool.     

Effect of Various Sources of Fat Ingredients on the Properties of Goat Milk Ice Cream

Goat milk ice cream was made with various sources of fat ingredients such as cream, soybean oil, rice bran oil and butter with the purpose of seeking the fat ingredient source instead of fat source from cow origin. The physical properties and the sensory evaluation of ice cream were then investigated. The firmness of goat milk ice cream mixed with rice bran oil, butter and cream were not significantly different before aging at 4 ℃ for 8 h. All of them gave the overrun between 51%-63% and the one with butter was the highest. The meltdown rate of all types of fat ingredients are not significantly different, being in the range of 0.86-0.88 g/min. According to sensory evaluation, the cow milk ice cream with cream was mostly accepted in all attributes such as appearance, smoothness, whiteness, melting in mouth and odor while the goat milk with cream and butter are the second and third. Nevertheless, the goat milk ice cream with soybean oil and rice bran oil were moderately accepted in overall preferences.     

Preparation and uncertainty evaluation of standard samples for testing of dye transfer inhibition in washing北大核心CSCD

As for domestic washing the problem of fabric dye transfer in washing is becoming more and more serious which leads to the decrease of added value of fabrics and affects the aesthetics. With the improvement of people's living standards the demand for fabrics with high color saturation is increasing day by day. However fabrics with high color saturation are often accompanied by problems such as fabric dye transfer in the washing process which has become a pain point in clothing washing. For this reason washing machines at home and abroad are generally equipped with dye transfer inhibition and color protection washing procedures to alleviate the dye transfer phenomenon caused by mixed washing. Jiangnan University and Wuxi Little Swan Electric Co. Ltd. have carried out a series of studies on the formulation of dye transfer inhibition washing standards and the development of standard samples. In order to realize scientific and objective evaluation of dye transfer inhibition performance and solve the problem of lack of standard samples in washing dye transfer inhibition tests white cloth standard samples and red cloth standard samples for washing dye transfer inhibition tests were prepared to simulate light color clothes and dark color clothes in mixed washing. The color depth and water fastness of the prepared standard color cloth are 0. 2% and grade 3 respectively which comply with the provisions of GB / T 12490 - 2014 Textiles—Tests for Colour Fastness—Color Fastness to Domestic and Commercial Laundering. The homogeneity of standard white cloth and standard red cloth were tested by variance analysis the short-term stability test and long-term stability test were carried out for the data with an interval of one month and one year respectively by using the stability test formula. For the whiteness and color difference data tested by seven laboratories in order to analyze the normality of the fixed value data it is necessary to conduct a normality test on the obtained data. For this reason the skewness and kurtosis methods are used to conduct a normality test. The indicators tested include the average standard error standard deviation skewness skewness standard deviation kurtosis and kurtosis standard deviation etc. And Cochrane criterion and Dixon criterion are used to judge whether there are outliers. The indicators tested include statistics low-end outliers and high-end outliers. When calculating the uncertainty the uniformity short-term stability long-term stability and uncertainty introduced in the process of setting are calculated respectively to obtain the combined uncertainty. The results show that the standard white cloth and standard colored cloth have good uniformity and high stability. The combined uncertainty of the standard white cloth is 0. 365 8 and the combined uncertainty of the standard color cloth is 0. 358 0. The uncertainty mainly comes from the uncertainty introduced in the process of value determination. The uncertainty introduced by the uniformity short-term stability and long-term stability has little impact. This paper has prepared the standard sample for washing dye transfer inhibition test and provided the standard sample that is missing in the washing dye transfer inhibition test which is expected to realize the objective evaluation of the dye transfer inhibition performance promote the development of the dye transfer inhibition program carried by the washing machine and realize the scientific evaluation of the washing dye transfer inhibition performance. © 2022 Authors. All rights reserved.     

Quantitative method of fiber content of mixed product with wool/nylon/acrylic/polyester北大核心

For the sake of the quantitative method's applicability about wool, nylon, acrylic and polyester mixing fabrics in actual testing analyses, different methods were attempted to verify the results through the study on standard of FZ/T 01026-2009: Textiles-Quantitive chemical analysis-Quaternary fibre mixtures. The results indicated the existence of possible bias when chose the sequential solubility method A→B→C from the standard of FZ/T 01026-2009. However, the accurate experimental data and good reproducibility would be realized when adjust the program for A→B→D or B→A→D, and the result could be tested with distribution t.     

Highly Improved Microstructure and Properties of Poly(p-phenylene terephthalamide) Paper-based Materials via Hot Calendering Process

In this study,the effect of hot calendering process on the microstructure and properties of poly(p-phenylene terephthalamide)(PPTA) paper-based materials was investigated.The microstructures of the fracture surface,crystalline structure,and single fiber strength of the PPTA paperbased materials as well as the different bonding behaviors between the PPTA fibers and PPTA fibrids obtained before and after the hot calendering process were examined.The results indicated that a high linear pressure would result in a limited improvement of the strength owing to the unimproved paper structure.The optimal values of tensile index and dielectric strength of 56.6 N·m/g and 27.6 kV/mm,respectively,could only be achieved with a synergistic effects of hot calendering temperature and linear pressure(240℃ and 110 k N/m,respectively).This result suggested it was possible to achieve a significant reinforcement and improvement in the interfacial bonding of functional PPTA paper-based materials,and avoid the formation of unexpected pleats and cracks in PPTA paper-based materials during the hot calendering process.     

Study on the structure and properties of modified silk with ultraviolet absorbent北大核心CSCD

The silk fiber has an irreplaceable position in textile fibers and related silk fabrics have the advantages of light and airy texture good moisture absorption and breathability comfort in wear etc. It is also widely used in other fields such as the biomedical sector. However silk also has its own limitations poor light resistance and susceptibility to ultraviolet light especially the ultraviolet light of 290-400 nm wavelength in daylight such as under which condition it is prone to yellowing and photodegradation. The yellowing of silk is due to the photo-oxidation of tyrosine and tryptophan in silk protein under the action of ultraviolet light from sunlight and due to the production of yellow substances which affects the whiteness of silk. In addition from the molecular structure of silk most of the amino acids susceptible to UV light are distributed in the amorphous region. As the amorphous region is affected the structure of the crystalline region is also gradually relaxed the local degradation begins and the silk protein macromolecule chain is cleaved which leads to the decrease of the mechanical properties of silk fibers and accelerates the aging of silk fibers and fabrics. Therefore it is necessary to modify the silk products outside the anti-purple line. The current methods used to modify silk are mostly for post finishing modification including coating impregnation and chemical grafting methods but these methods often affect the original color or feel of the fabric and the durability of the modified effect is also poor. The feeding method is a green method to obtain modified silk by spraying mulberry leaves or artificial feed mixed with modifier which is ingested by silkworm and transferred to silk gland. In this study five aminobenzene UV absorbers were used as exogenous additive food for silkworms. The effect of molecular polarity on the transport of modifiers to silk glands was investigated and their effects on silkworm development and silk structural properties were studied. It was found that the aminobenzene UV absorbers were more easily transferred to the central silk gland silk glue and less to the posterior silk gland (fibroin). 4-dimethylaminobenzoic acid was found to be the highest in the posterior silk gland with a content of 3. 27 μg / strip. The cocoon width and cocoon quality of this group were significantly lower than those of the control group and the silk gum content was increased when this group was used as the study object. Compared with the control group the relative content of β-folded structure and crystallinity of the silk in the addition feeding group decreased slightly. The silkworm silk in the feeding group showed a certain UV absorption ability. After 330 h UV irradiation the breaking strength and elongation of the control group decreased by 48. 95% and 43. 52% respectively while those of the feeding group decreased by 42. 03% and 34. 18% respectively. In this paper UV absorbers were added to silkworms to obtain modified silk mainly focusing on the transfer of the modifier to the silk gland and the structural properties of the modified silk only for the most UV absorbers to enter the silk gland of the posterior group of silk. Other properties of the modified silk such as washing resistance have not been studied and some more in-depth studies are required. For instance it needs to be studied in depth for the limited absorption of exogenous additives by silkworms additive food's being not always absorbed by silkworms and transferred to the silk gland and the mechanism of action between the additive food and silk protein after the former's entering the silk gland. © 2022 Authors. All rights reserved.     

Research progress on chemical modification of silk fibroin and its applications北大核心CSCD

Mulberry silk is composed of the two major parts of two triangle-like silk fibroin fibers and sericin covering the fibers and a few lipids. After removing the sericin on the raw silk what is left is the silk fibroin fiber. Silk fibroin is the main part of silk accounting for about 75% of the total weight. Silk fibroin contains 18 natural amino acids such as glycine Gly alanine Ala serine Ser serine aspartic acid Asp and tyrosine Tyr . The secondary structure of silk fibroin has three main conformations α-helix β-fold and random coil. Under certain conditions the three conformations can transform into each other and change the mechanical properties of the silk fibroin material. Silk fibroin extracted from silk fiber is a natural polymer with biocompatibility and biodegradability. It can be further processed into different forms of materials nanoparticles films hydrogels sponges etc. It has been applied in many fields such as biomedicine and cosmetics. In order to meet the needs of different fields researchers have conducted further chemical modification treatment based on the original excellent properties of silk fibroin. Meanwhile the active groups on various amino acid residues in silk fibroin also provide chemical reaction sites for the chemical modification of silk fibroin. The chemical modification methods of silk fibroin mainly include amino acid residue modification macromolecular grafting modification and crosslinking reaction modification. Among them amino acid residue modification can modify protein amino acid residues by chemical reagents and some groups can be introduced into the side chains of silk fibroin macromolecules. Grafting modification of silk fibroin macromolecules is one of the main means to bind functional compounds to silk fibroin macromolecular chains. The properties of grafted silk fibroin are affected by the type and grafting rate of the grafts. The chemical crosslinking reaction modification of silk fibroin macromolecules is to make the macromolecular chains connected by covalent bonds and form a network structure by means of crosslinking agents enzymes or ultraviolet irradiation. The cross-linking reaction can not only form covalent bonds within and between the molecular chains of silk fibroin thus changing its structural properties and improving its stability but be used to form covalent bonds with other polymers. At present the chemical modification of silk fibroin is mainly applied in the fields of silk textiles biomedicine and environmental science. In the field of silk textiles graft copolymerization modification of vinyl and other monomers crosslinking agent modification and other methods are used to overcome the shortcomings of silk like being easy to wrinkle. The graft modified monomers mainly include ethylene methacrylate and methylacrylamide. The active groups on crosslinking agents such as polycarboxylic acid / anhydride and epoxide are covalently combined with carboxyl hydroxyl and amino groups on macromolecules of silk fibroin to improve the wrinkle resistance of silk fabrics. In the field of biomedicine silk fibroin materials with appropriate chemical modification have better biological activity drug delivery ability antimicrobial properties and mechanical properties. The optimization of these properties enables silk fibroin materials to show great potential in drug control delivery tissue regeneration and wound repair. The applied research in the field of environmental science mainly focuses on the adsorption separation and catalysis of impurities in water. Therefore the modification of amino acid residues grafting and cross-linking of protein macromolecules can change some important properties of silk fibroin and meet the requirements of various applications and functionalization of silk fibroin. In many fields of chemical modification and application of silk fibroin protein fruitful results have been achieved which has laid a good foundation for the further development of related fields and also shows that the chemical modification of silk fibroin material has great potential and application prospects. However there are still some problems that need to be overcome and further improved in the current chemical modification methods such as mild modification conditions and accurate adjustment of the degree of modification which will be the research direction of related fields in the future. © 2022 Authors. All rights reserved.     

Synthesis of Reprocessable Lignin-based Non-isocyanate Poly(imine-hydroxyurethane)s Networks

In this study,an environmentally friendly and non-toxic route to synthesize lignin-based non-isocyanate poly(imine-hydroxyurethane)s networks was explored.Specifically,the NH₂-terminated polyhydroxyurethanes(NPHUs)prepolymer was first synthesized from bis(6-membered cyclic carbonate)(BCC)and diamine via the ring-opening reaction.Subsequently,the corresponding ligninbased non-isocyanate polyurethanes(NIPUs)with tunable properties were synthesized from NPHUs and levulinate lignin derivatives containing ketone groups via the Schiff base reaction.The structural,mechanical,and thermal properties of NIPUs with different stoichiometric feed ratios of BCC and levulinate lignin were characterized by Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy(FT-IR),nuclear magnetic resonance(NMR),differential scanning calorimetry(DSC),dynamic mechanical analysis(DMA),and thermogravimetric analysis(TGA).The results indicated that the tensile strength,Young's modulus,toughness,storage modulus,glass transition temperature,and thermal stability of lignin-based NIPUs gradually increased with increasing lignin content,and the highest Young's modulus of 41.1 MPa was obtained when lignin content reached 45.53%.With good reprocessing properties,this synthetic framework of ligninbased NIPUs also provides sustainable non-isocyanate-based substitutions to traditional polyurethane networks.     

Highly Conductive Fractal-structured Silver Particles for Preparing Flexible Printed Circuits via Screen Printing

Fractal-structured silver particles(FSSPs) are conductive materials with a micron-scale trunk and nanoscale branches, and are characterized with high electrical conductivity and high connectivity. In this study, FSSPs were added to an aqueous additive solution for synthesizing a conductive ink,which was used to prepare two types of printing electrodes via screen printing. The first type included two flexible printed electrodes(FPEs): an FPE on a polyethylene terephthalate(PET) film and an FPE on paper. The second one was a polydimethylsiloxane(PDMS)-embedded FPE. The PETbased FPE exhibited high electrochemical stability when its sheet resistance was 0.38 Ω/sq for a 50%(w/w) content of FSSPs in the prepared conductive ink. Moreover, the embedded FPE demonstrated excellent mechanical properties and high chemical stability. In addition, the embedded structure was endowed with stretchability, which is important for different devices,such as flexible biomedical sensors and flexible electronics.     

Analysis of Aroma Volatile Profile of Philippine Durian Pulp （Durio zibethinus Rumph,ex Murray） Using HS-SPME Coupled with GC-MS

Durian （Durio zibethinus Rumph. ex Murray） is an exotic tropical fruit known for its excellent flavor and strong distinctive aroma. Volatiles of durian pulp from different cultivars in Thailand, Malaysia and Indonesia were already reported. However, no study of volatiles from Philippine ＂Puyat＂ durian is available. ＂Puyat＂ is the most preferred by consumers in the Philippines due to its firm flesh with sweet and buttery taste. Aroma volatile compounds were analyzed by headspace solid phase microextraction （HS-SPME） method and gas chromatography-mass spectrometry （GC-MS）. Volatiles were extracted for 1 h using 65 μm PDM/DVB SPME fiber and separated by DB-WAX capillary column （30 m × 0.25 mm id × 0.25 μm film thickness）. Durian pulp produced 22 volatiles composed of 15 esters, six sulfurs and one thioacetal. Ethyl propanoate, ethyl octanoate, propyl propanoate, ethyl 2-methyl butanoate and diethyl disulfide were the major compounds identified. These compounds were also reported to be the most abundant in durian cultivars of other countries. Results of this study can then be used for future development of postharvest technologies to control the production of volatiles from Philippine durian pulp.     

Determination of Antioxidant and Cytotoxic Activities of Red Seaweed, （Gracilaria manilaensis） against Different Cancer Cell Lines

Antioxidants play an important role in inhibiting and scavenging free radicals in human, providing protection against cellular damage in relation to cancer initiation. Seaweeds have been proved to have high antioxidant activity. Thus, this research was carried out to determine the antioxidant and anticancer properties of edible red seaweed, Gracilaria manilaensis （Gracilariales, Rhodophyta）. The extracts were prepared by Soxhlet extraction using organic solvents with different polarities. The antioxidant activities of extracts were determined in terms of their flee radical scavenging activity （RSA IC50） and total phenolic content （TPC）. The cytotoxic activity of extracts were tested against human ovarian cancer cell line （Caov-3）, human breast cancer cell line （MDA-MB-231 and MCF-7）, human cervical cell line （HeLa）, mouse fibroblast cell line （L929） and Madin-Darby canine kidney （MDCK） and the cell viability after 72 h incubation was determined by methylene blue assay. The findings showed that acetone extract has the lowest DPPH IC50 value followed by ethyl acetate extract. Both extracts also showed high values of TPC. Dichloromethane extract had the strongest cytotoxic on MDA-MB-231 （53.90 μg/mL ± 5.59 μg/mL） and HeLa （95.50 μg/mL）. While, acetone and ethyl acetate extracts were cytotoxic on MCF-7 （66.07 μg/mL） and Caov-3 （69.67 μg/mL ± 13.94 μg/mL）. It could be concluded that the antioxidant and cytotoxic activities of G. manilaensis were influenced by the types of solvents used and thus had a potential to develop as a cancer chemoprevention or anticancer agent against selected cancer.     

Effects of ZnCl2/H2O/C2H5OH Treatment on the Filter Paper Performance

Bleached softwood kraft pulp (BSKP) fibers were pretreated in a 5 mol/L NaOH aqueous solution at 35℃ for 90 min. The ZnCl₂/H₂O/C₂H₅OH was used to treat the pretreated BSKP fibers, filter papers were then prepared. In the course of processing, the effects of various molar ratios of ZnCl₂/H₂O/C₂H₅OH on the filter paper performance were evaluated. SEM-EDX was conducted to analyze the physical configuration of the filter papers. Moreover, FT-IR and XPS were performed to further characterize the BSKP, the pretreated BSKP and the filter paper fibers. The results indicated that the fibers treated by ZnCl₂/H₂O/C₂H₅OH were swollen and exhibited slight fibrillation, leading to a looser fiber structure and therefore, enhanced filter paper performance. Air permeability increased from 161.7 L/(m²·s) to 1450.4 L/(m²·s) for the filter papers when the molar ratio of ZnCl₂/H₂O/C₂H₅OH was 1:14:1. The optimum molar ratio of ZnCl₂/H₂O/C₂H₅OH was found to be 1:14:1, and no significant effect of ZnCl₂/H₂O/C₂H₅OH on fibers’ functional groups was detected. These results showed that filtration performance of filter papers was improved when treated with the ZnCl₂/H₂O/C₂H₅OH solution.