Authors: Yan Li Yunling Zou Dongmin An Yanyan Hou Qingjun Zhou Lianshun Zhang
Publish Date: 2013/07/03
Volume: 14, Issue: 6, Pages: 990-995
Abstract
NanoZnO assembled cotton fibers NZCF with excellent antibacterial properties were fabricated using microwave synthesis method The effects of ZnO size ZnO content assembly times microwave power and Zn2+ concentration of the synthesis solution on the antibacterial activity of the NZCF were studied using bacteriological tests such as Petri dish and agar diffusion method The results show that NZCF has the antibacterial circle width ACW of about 15–23 mm and 23–34 mm against Escherichia coli E coli grampositive organism and Staphylococcus aureus S aureus gramnegative organism respectively It is also found that the antibacterial activity of NZCF increases with decreasing ZnO size increasing ZnO content in NZCF and increasing Zn2+ concentration in synthesis solution
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