Preparation and Characterization of Some Nanometal Oxides Using Microwave Technique and Their Application to Cotton Fabrics

Table 1

Antibacterial activity of thiol-modified cotton fabrics containing different nanometal oxides.

Fabric sample containing	Antibacterial efficiency (%)
	Exposure time (0 hr)	Exposure time (2 hr)	Exposure time (0 hr)	Exposure time (2 hr)
	S. aureus	S. aureus	E. coli	E. coli
Untreated cotton fabric	—	—	—	—
FeNPs	99.9	100	98.8	100
CuNPs	99.7	100	98.5	100
CoNPs	98.8	100	96.9	98.7
MnNPs	97.9	100	95.0	97.8