Title
Textiles Functionalized with Copper Oxides: A Sustainable Option for Prevention of COVID-19
Date Issued
01 August 2022
Access level
open access
Resource Type
journal article
Author(s)
ROMAN MENDOZA, LUZ ESMERALDA
Villalva, Cleny
URIBE VALENZUELA, CARMEN LUISA
Paraguay-Delgado F.
Sousa, Jose
Vigo, Johnny
Vera, Concepción
GOMEZ LEON, MONICA MARCELA
SOLIS VELIZ, JOSE LUIS
Tejidos San Jacinto
Tejidos San Jacinto
Tejidos San Jacinto
Publisher(s)
Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute (MDPI)
Abstract
COVID-19 is caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), and healthcare-associated infections (HAIs) represent severe problems in health centers and public areas. Polyester/cotton (PES/CO) blend fabrics have been functionalized with copper oxides on an industrial scale. For functionalization, the impregnation dyeing technique was applied. The functionalized samples were tested virologically against SARS-CoV-2 and human coronavirus (229E) according to ISO 18184-2019 and microbiologically against Escherichia coli (ATCC 25922) bacteria according to ASTM E2149-2013. The results show that the fabric functionalized with copper oxides inactivated both viruses after 30 min of exposure, presenting excellent virucidal activity against 229E and SARS-CoV-2, respectively. Furthermore, its inactivation efficiency for SARS-CoV-2 was 99.93% and 99.96% in 30 min and 60 min exposure, respectively. The fabric inhibited bacterial growth by more than 99% before and after 10 and 20 washes. In conclusion, 265 m of PES/CO fabric (wide 1.7 m) was functionalized in situ on an industrial scale with copper oxide nanoparticles. The functionalized fabric presented virucidal and bactericidal properties against SARS-CoV-2 and Escherichia coli.
Volume
14
Issue
15
Language
English
OCDE Knowledge area
Ciencia de los polímeros
Subjects
Scopus EID
2-s2.0-85137099867
Source
Polymers
ISSN of the container
20734360
Source funding
Escalamiento de la producción de telas de algodón con actividad virucida
Sponsor(s)
This research was funded by the National Council of Science Technology and Technology Innovation of Peru (CONCYTEC) contract numbers 02-2018-FONDECYT-BM-IADT-MU and 116-2020-FONDECYT. L.E.R. would like to thank CONCYTEC/FONDECYT/BM for a doctoral scholarship within agreement no. 05-2018-FONDECYT/BM.
Sources of information:
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