Ultra-Fast Growth of ZnO Nanorods on Cotton Fabrics and Their Self-Cleaning and Physiological Comfort Properties

Result code in IS VaVaI

<a href="https://www.isvavai.cz/riv?ss=detail&h=RIV%2F46747885%3A24410%2F21%3A00009560" target="_blank" >RIV/46747885:24410/21:00009560 - isvavai.cz</a>

Alternative codes found

RIV/46747885:24620/21:00009560

Result on the web

<a href="https://mdpi-res.com/d_attachment/coatings/coatings-11-01309/article_deploy/coatings-11-01309.pdf" target="_blank" >https://mdpi-res.com/d_attachment/coatings/coatings-11-01309/article_deploy/coatings-11-01309.pdf</a>

DOI - Digital Object Identifier

<a href="http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/coatings11111309" target="_blank" >10.3390/coatings11111309</a>

Result language

angličtina

Original language name

Ultra-Fast Growth of ZnO Nanorods on Cotton Fabrics and Their Self-Cleaning and Physiological Comfort Properties

Original language description

The main aim of the present study was to investigate the effect of microwave irradiation time on the photocatalytic and physiological comfort characteristics of zinc-oxide-nanorod-coated cotton fabrics. An ultra-fast technique was employed to grow the zinc oxide nanorods on cotton fabrics using a microwave-assisted hydrothermal method. The axial (length) and lateral (diameter) growth of the zinc oxide nanorods was observed to increase with microwave irradiation time. The ZnO nanorods uniformly and entirely covered the cotton fibers. The surface morphology, topography and chemical characteristics of the ZnO nanorods were investigated by scanning electron microscopy (SEM), EDS analysis, X-ray diffraction (XRD), atomic force microscopy (AFM) and inductively coupled plasma-optical emission spectrometry (ICP-OES). The degradation of orange II dye under UV light irradiation was observed to assess photocatalytic self-cleaning and solution discoloration ability. The ZnO-nanorod-coated cotton fabrics exhibited excellent photocatalytic activity, as the stains of orange II dye disappeared predominantly within 4 h and the coated fabrics became almost white after 6 h. Analyses of thermal properties, water vapor permeability (WVP), air permeability and stiffness were also performed to investigate the physiological comfort of the ZnO-nanorod-coated fabrics. The thermal conductivity and thermal absorptivity were observed to increase with an increase in the size and density of the ZnO nanorods. Moreover, non-significant reductions in water vapor permeability and air permeability were observed with application of the ZnO nanorods. The stiffness of the ZnO-nanorod-coated cotton fabric increased due to the complete coverage of fibers by the uniform growth of the ZnO nanorods. The ZnO-nanorod-coated cotton fabrics also showed good washing durability and reusability.

Czech name

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Czech description

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Type

J_imp - Article in a specialist periodical, which is included in the Web of Science database

CEP classification

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OECD FORD branch

20500 - Materials engineering

Project

<a href="/en/project/EF16_025%2F0007293" target="_blank" >EF16_025/0007293: Modular platform for autonomous chassis of specialized electric vehicles for freight and equipment transportation</a><br>

Continuities

P - Projekt vyzkumu a vyvoje financovany z verejnych zdroju (s odkazem do CEP)

Publication year

2021

Confidentiality

S - Úplné a pravdivé údaje o projektu nepodléhají ochraně podle zvláštních právních předpisů

Name of the periodical

Coatings

ISSN

2079-6412

e-ISSN

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Volume of the periodical

11

Issue of the periodical within the volume

11

Country of publishing house

CH - SWITZERLAND

Number of pages

20

Pages from-to

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UT code for WoS article

000727868700001

EID of the result in the Scopus database

2-s2.0-85118344137