Cotton Fabrics Finished by Natural and Sulfated β-Cyclodextrin Inclusion Complexes of Silver Nanoparticles for Biomedical Applications

Abstract

In this study, it was aimed to compare the properties of cotton fabrics finished by natural (neat, pure) and sulfated beta-cyclodextrin complexes of silver nanoparticles (AgNPs) for biomedical applications. For this aim, sulfated beta-cyclodextrin (S-beta-CD) was obtained from beta-CD and they were applied to cotton fabrics with and without EDTA crosslinking agent. Then, all the fabrics were treated with AgNPs and inclusion complexes were formed. Within the scope of the study, antibacterial activity, washing stability, add-on, tensile strength, handle and color change of the samples were tested and compared to each other. In addition, SEM and EDX were carried out on the samples to characterize the effects of finishing, FT-IR analysis was carried out to characterize the chemical structures of beta-CD and S-beta-CD powders and XRD analysis was carried out to characterize the AgNPs. As a result of the study, the treatment of S-beta-CD complex with AgNPs and crosslinking this complex to cotton sample by means of EDTA was found to be the most favorable method.