Antimicrobial and Blood-Repellent Finishes of Surgical Gowns

Ehab, Ahmed; Mostafa, Ahmed; Mohamed, Esraa; Magdi, Esraa; Mossad, Rania; Maamoun, Dalia; Khalil, Heba; El-Hennawy, Heba; Hassabo, Ahmed G.; Khattab, Tawfik A.

doi:10.21608/jtcps.2023.188867.1166

Antimicrobial and Blood-Repellent Finishes of Surgical Gowns

Document Type : Original Article

Authors

¹ Textile Printing, Dyeing, and Finishing Department, Faculty of Applied Arts, Helwan University, Egypt

² National Research Centre (Scopus affiliation ID 60014618), Textile Research and Technology Institute, Dyeing, Printing, and Intermediate Auxiliaries Department, 33 El-Behouth St. (former El-Tahrir str.), Dokki, P.O. 12622, Giza, Egypt

³ National Research Centre (NRC), Textile Research and Technology Institute (TRTI), Pre-treatment and Finishing of Cellulose based Textiles Department (PFCTD), El-Behouth St. (former El-Tahrir str.), Dokki, P.O. 12622, Giza, Egypt

10.21608/jtcps.2023.188867.1166

Abstract

Healthcare textiles are a major segment of medical textiles since they are one of the most rapidly expanding sectors in the technical textile market. Therefore, various classes of chemicals have been introduced to impart antimicrobial, blood, and water-repellent finishes to the fabrics. Our aim here is to treat pure cotton and polyester/cotton blended fabrics with perfluoro-heptyl-methacrylate (PFHMA) as well as magnesium oxide nanoparticles (MgONPs) to impart multifunctional properties to the fabrics. The treated substrates are tested by measuring the contact angle, microbial activity, and scanning electron microscopy to analyze the results obtained. Healthcare textiles re a major segment of medical textiles since they are one of the most rapidly expanding sectors in the technical textile market.

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