Characterization and antibacterial properties of nanoboron powders and nanoboron powder coated textiles |
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Authors: | Wazir Akbar Mohamed Radzi Noor Katarzyna Kowal Tofail Syed Tewfik Soulimane G Bahar Basim |
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Affiliation: | 1. Ozyegin University, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Nisantepe Mevki, Orman Sokak, No 34-36, 34794, Cekmekoy, Istanbul, Turkey;2. Chemical and Environmental Sciences Department, University of Limerick, Ireland;3. Department of Physics and Energy, University of Limerick, Ireland;4. Materials and Surface Science Institute, University of Limerick, Ireland;5. BioCapSOL Kimya, A.S., Teknopark Istanbul, Teknopark Blvd. No: 1, 34906, Pendik, Istanbul, Turkey |
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Abstract: | The antibacterial properties of boron-containing compounds are well known although there are limited studies available on the pure boron nanoparticles. In this paper, nanoboron particles are characterized in terms of their particle size, shape, stability and surface charge before and after their application onto textile surfaces to study their impact on bacterial activity. It was observed that the boron nanoparticles are effective in limiting the bacterial growth of both Gram-negative and positive species without requiring any stimulation to initiate the antibacterial action. In addition to the antibacterial functionality evaluation of the free boron nanoparticles, nanoboron coated textiles were also characterized and determined to change the wettability and surface charge of the textiles with a variable antimicrobial response to the different species. Consequently, we propose pure nanoboron as a new anti-bacterial agent that can function without external stimulation. |
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Keywords: | Nanoboron particle Powder characterization Antibacterial property Nano-functionalized textiles |
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