title: Sonochemical coating of cotton and polyester fabrics with "antibacterial" BSA and casein spheres.
abstract: A novel antibacterial coating for cotton and polyester fabrics has been developed by using drug-loaded proteinaceous microspheres made of bovine serum albumin and casein proteins. The microbubbles were created and anchored onto the fabrics (see figure) in a one-step reaction that lasts 3 min. The sonochemically produced "antibacterial fabrics" have been characterized. The efficiency of the sonochemical process in converting the native proteins into microspheres, encapsulating the drug, and coating the fabric has also been studied.
authors: Department of Chemistry and Kanbar Laboratory for Nanomaterials, Bar-Ilan University Center for Advanced Materials and Nanotechnology, Bar-Ilan University, Ramat-Gan 52900, Israel. ushimanovich@yahoo.com
authors: Ulyana
authors: U
authors: Shimanovich
authors: Artur
authors: A
authors: Cavaco-Paulo
authors: Yeshayahu
authors: Y
authors: Nitzan
authors: Aharon
authors: A
authors: Gedanken
mesh_terms: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000138:chemical synthesis / Q000737:chemistry*; D002364:Caseins / Q000737:chemistry*; D032561:Cotton Fiber; D008863:Microspheres; D011091:Polyesters / Q000737:chemistry*; D012710:Serum Albumin, Bovine / Q000737:chemistry*
chemical_list: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents; D002364:Caseins; D011091:Polyesters; D012710:Serum Albumin, Bovine