• Lecoq, Helene
• Hellé, Sophie
• Ploux, Lydie
• Plé, Jessica
• Dabert, Marine

Abstract

<jats:p>The control of microbial proliferation is a constant battle, especially in the medical field where surfaces, equipment, and textiles need to be cleaned on a daily basis. Silver nanoparticles (AgNPs) possess well-documented antimicrobial properties and by combining them with a physical matrix, they can be applied to various surfaces to limit microbial contamination. With this in mind, a rapid and easy way to implement a photoinduced approach was investigated for textile functionalization with a silver@polymer self-assembled nanocomposite. By exposing the photosensitive formulation containing a silver precursor, a photoinitiator, and acrylic monomers to a UV source, highly reflective metallic coatings were obtained directly on the textile support. After assessing their optical and mechanical properties, the antimicrobial properties of the functionalized textiles were tested against <jats:italic>Escherichia coli (E. coli) and Candida albicans (C. albicans)</jats:italic> strains. In addition to being flexible and adherent to the textile substrates, the nanocomposites exhibited remarkable microbial growth inhibitory effects.</jats:p>

Topics

• nanoparticle
• nanocomposite
• impedance spectroscopy
• surface
• polymer
• silver
• functionalization