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    Characterization and antibacterial properties of nanoboron powders and nanoboron powder coated textiles

    Year: 2017

    Journal: Adv. Powder Technol., Volume 28, FEB, page 596–610

    Authors: Akbar, Wazir; Noor, Mohamed Radzi; Kowal, Katarzyna; Syed, Tofail; Soulimane, Tewfik; Basim, G. Bahar

    Organizations: KOC University KUYTAM facility

    Keywords: Nanoboron particle; Powder characterization; Antibacterial property; Nano-functionalized textiles

    The antibacterial properties of boron-containing compounds are well known although there are limited studies available on the pure boron nanoparticles. In this paper, nanoboron particles are characterized in terms of their particle size, shape, stability and surface charge before and after their application onto textile surfaces to study their impact on bacterial activity. It was observed that the boron nanoparticles are effective in limiting the bacterial growth of both Gram-negative and positive species without requiring any stimulation to initiate the antibacterial action. In addition to the antibacterial functionality evaluation of the free boron nanoparticles, nanoboron coated textiles were also characterized and determined to change the wettability and surface charge of the textiles with a variable antimicrobial response to the different species. Consequently, we propose pure nanoboron as a new anti-bacterial agent that can function without external stimulation. (C) 2016 The Society of Powder Technology Japan. Published by Elsevier B.V. and The Society of Powder Technology Japan. All rights reserved.
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