title: Attachment of Poly(l-lactide) Nanoparticles to Plasma-Treated Non-Woven Polymer Fabrics Using Inkjet Printing.
abstract: Active dressings that based on fabric materials are an area of interest for the treatment of wounds. Poly(l-lactide) nanoparticles containing the antimicrobial agent octenidine can be controllably lysed by toxins released by pathogenic bacteria thus releasing antimicrobial material in response to the presence of the bacterial toxins and so counteracting the infection. We developed an integrated engineering solution that allows for the stable immobilisation of nanoparticles on non-woven fabrics. The process involves coating nanoparticles on non-woven polymer surfaces by using an inkjet printing process. In order to improve the adhesion and retention of the nanoparticles on the fabric, surface pretreatment of the non-woven fabric using plasma jet treatment can be applied to increase its surface energy.
authors.affiliation: ASTRaL team, Laboratory of Green Chemistry, Lappeenranta University of Technology, Sammonkatu 12, 50130 Mikkeli, Finland. tatiana.ivanova@lut.fi.
authors.forename: Tatiana V
authors.initials: TV
authors.lastname: Ivanova
authors.affiliation: Max Planck Institute for Polymer Research, Ackermannweg 10, 55128 Mainz, Germany.
authors.forename: Grit
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Baier
authors.affiliation: Max Planck Institute for Polymer Research, Ackermannweg 10, 55128 Mainz, Germany.
authors.forename: Katharina
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Landfester
authors.affiliation: ASTRaL team, Laboratory of Green Chemistry, Lappeenranta University of Technology, Sammonkatu 12, 50130 Mikkeli, Finland.
authors.forename: Eduard
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Musin
authors.affiliation: Mawson Institute, University of South Australia, Mawson Lakes, SA 5095, Australia.
authors.forename: Sameer A
authors.initials: SA
authors.lastname: Al-Bataineh
authors.affiliation: R&D Centre for Low-Cost Plasma and Nanotechnology Surface Modification, Masaryk University, Kotlářská 267/2, 611 37 Brno, Czech Republic.
authors.forename: David C
authors.initials: DC
authors.lastname: Cameron
authors.affiliation: R&D Centre for Low-Cost Plasma and Nanotechnology Surface Modification, Masaryk University, Kotlářská 267/2, 611 37 Brno, Czech Republic.
authors.forename: Tomáš
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Homola
authors.affiliation: Mawson Institute, University of South Australia, Mawson Lakes, SA 5095, Australia.
authors.forename: Jason D
authors.initials: JD
authors.lastname: Whittle
authors.affiliation: ASTRaL team, Laboratory of Green Chemistry, Lappeenranta University of Technology, Sammonkatu 12, 50130 Mikkeli, Finland.
authors.forename: Mika
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Sillanpää
mesh_terms: D000890:Anti-Infective Agents; D007097:Imines; D053758:Nanoparticles / Q000737:chemistry*; D011091:Polyesters; D011327:Printing; D011725:Pyridines; D013784:Textiles
chemical_list: D000890:Anti-Infective Agents; D007097:Imines; D011091:Polyesters; D011725:Pyridines; C033616:poly(lactide); C034213:octenidine
keywords: atmospheric plasma; non-woven polymers; octenidine; plasma jet; poly(l-lactide) nanoparticles