ZnO Nanoparticles-Chitosan Composite as Antibacterial Finish for Textiles

Table 2

Effect of ZnO sol—chitosan on some performance properties of cotton and cotton blend fabric samples.

Substrate		Tensile strength; (daN)	Elongation; (%)	Air permeability; (l/dm^2 · min.)	Degree of whiteness; (Berger)	Bending Stiffness; (cN cm^2)	CRA; (W+F)°
Untreated	Cotton	102.1±0.75	21.9±1.06	250.5	66.0	12.19±.025	143°
	CO/PET	87.4±1.02	31.7±1.04	334.0	70.9	3.23±.029	175°
Treated with ZnO in GPTMS-sol (10%)	Cotton	96.5±1.25	22.9±1.15	258.8	56.1	13.64±.014	150°
	CO/PET	86.6±1.35	33.3±1.45	350.7	68.3	5.47±.017	181°
Treated with chitosan/GPTMS	Cotton	107.7±1.47	23.8±0.95	245.3	53.7	15.88±.014	180°
	CO/PET	94.2±1.025	33.7±1.02	328.4	64.9	7.38±.022	196°
Treated with chitosan of low MW	Cotton	104.8±1.04	21.9±1.14	247.0	54.8	15.12±.024	178°
	CO/PET	91.3±1.14	31.9±0.85	330.5	65.6	6.65±.041	187°
Treated with ZnO sol/chitosan	Cotton	107.2±1.03	23.5±1.12	243.2	53.1	16.93±.017	181°
	CO/PET	92.7±0.98	33.0±1.07	326.1	64.3	8.81±.026	197°
Treated with GPTMS	Cotton	99.8±1.01	21.5±1.22	257.6	56.9	13.11±.028	151°
	CO/PET	86.3±1.41	31.4±1.31	350.0	69.4	4.83±.025	181°