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Fabrication and Design of Wood-Based High-Performance Composites
Published on: November 9, 2019
Functional modification of cellulose fabrics with phthalocyanine derivatives and the UV light-induced antibacterial
Liu Hu1, Hongjuan Zhang2, Aiqin Gao2
1College of Chemistry, Chemical Engineering and Biotechnology, Donghua University, Shanghai 201620, PR China; National Engineering Research Center for Dyeing and Finishing of Textiles, Donghua University, Shanghai, 201620, PR China.
Abstract:
Cellulose fabrics were modified with a derivative of copper phthalocyanine (Reactive Blue C.I. 21) by dyeing method. The modified cellulose fabrics exhibited important photoactive property, such as the hydroxyl radicals-generating ability. The UV-vis spectrum, exhaustion rate, fixation rate and grafting quantity of Reactive Blue 21 on the cellulose fabrics were measured and calculated. The chemical structure and morphology of the modified cellulose were characterized. The amount of the produced hydroxyl radicals was measured and the photoactive mechanism was discussed. The UV light-induced antibacterial performance of the modified materials was measured. The modified cellulose exhibited photo-induced antibacterial activity against both Staphylococcus aureus and Escherichia coli.
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