Studying the magnetic, antibacterial, and catalytic activity properties of DBD/iron oxide nanoparticle-treated cotton fabric

Abstract

In this study, the cotton fabrics were modified with dielectric barrier discharge (DBD). Untreated and DBD-treated cotton fabrics were printed with magnetic nanoparticles (γ-Fe2O3 nanoparticles). Argon was used as the working gas. The crystal structure, morphology, and magnetic nature of printed fabrics were investigated by X-ray diffraction, Scanning Electron Microscopy, and vibrating-sample magnetometry (VSM). The catalytic activity of the treated samples for wastewater treatment was studied. The effect of γ-Fe2O3 nanoparticles on the antibacterial activity of DBD-treated cotton fabric was also investigated. The results showed that DBD-treated samples can absorb more nanoparticles than untreated samples. The antibacterial activity of the DBD/γ-Fe2O3-treated samples, which was analyzed by the bacteria counting test, was increased considerably.

Keywords

• antibacterial
• catalytic activity
• cotton fabric
• dbd
• iron oxide nanoparticles
• magnetic