title: Poly(acrylic acid)/poly(ethylene glycol) adduct for attaining multifunctional cellulosic fabrics.
abstract: Aqueous polymerization of partially neutralized acrylic acid (AA) along with polyethylene glycol (PEG-600) at AA/PEG-600 mass ratio 3/1 using ammonium persulfate as initiator under proper conditions results in formation of PAA/PEG-600 adduct. The structure of the adduct was confirmed by FT-IR spectra. The potential applications of the prepared adduct in: sizing, durable hand building of cotton cellulose, as well as in functional finishing of cellulose containing fabrics, i.e. cotton, viscose and cotton/polyester, with Ag- or TiO2-nanoparticles were investigated. The modified substrates using the prepared adduct showed a remarkable improvement in their sizing, hand building and/or functional properties, i.e. antibacterial, anti-UV, and self cleaning, in addition to durability to wash. TEM images of the prepared nano-particles, SEM images of the untreated and treated substrates, as well as EDX spectra to analyze the surface elemental compositions were examined. The tentative mechanisms were also suggested.
authors.affiliation: Textile Research Division, National Research Center, Cairo, Egypt.
authors.forename: N A
authors.initials: NA
authors.lastname: Ibrahim
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Amr
authors.forename: B M
authors.initials: BM
authors.lastname: Eid
authors.forename: Z E
authors.initials: ZE
authors.lastname: Mohamed
authors.forename: H M
authors.initials: HM
authors.lastname: Fahmy
mesh_terms: D000180:Acrylic Resins / Q000737:chemistry*; D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000737:chemistry; D002482:Cellulose; D004926:Escherichia coli / Q000254:growth & development; D053768:Metal Nanoparticles / Q000737:chemistry; D011092:Polyethylene Glycols / Q000737:chemistry*; D012834:Silver / Q000737:chemistry; D017550:Spectroscopy, Fourier Transform Infrared; D013211:Staphylococcus aureus / Q000254:growth & development; D013784:Textiles; D014025:Titanium / Q000737:chemistry
chemical_list: D000180:Acrylic Resins; D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents; C009495:titanium dioxide; D012834:Silver; D011092:Polyethylene Glycols; C006903:carbopol 940; D002482:Cellulose; D014025:Titanium