Effect of different nanoparticles based coating on the performance of textile properties

Facile approach has been developed for synthesis of coating layer for different textile fabrics. Coating layer composed from binder and metal oxide nanoparticles prepared by one step method using ultrasonication for uniform dispersion of nanoparticles. Then, prepared coating was coated on textiles imparting multifunctional properties to the treated textile fibers. Textile coating layer was prepared based on commercial binder, TiO2 and ZnO nanoparticles of an average particle size of 20 nm. Effect of dispersion and mass ratio of TiO2 and ZnO nanoparticles were studied. The ultraviolet protection factor of treated fabrics was significantly enhanced achieved more than six fold and 3 fold compared to untreated and binder treated samples respectively. Antibacterial behavior against staphylococcus aureus bacteria was studied achieved 23.5 mm clear inhibition zone compared to zero for blank textiles. Furthermore, mechanical properties of the untreated and treated samples were investigated. This is in addition to evaluation of the hydrophobic properties of coated textiles achieving super-hydrophobic surface with water contact angle of 160°.