Metal-Free Antibacterial Additives Based on Graphene Materials and Salicylic Acid: From the Bench to Fabric Applications

• DOI: 10.1021/acsami.1c02330
• Publication Date: 2021-05-26T19:17:56Z
• Authors: Giacomo Biagiotti; Annalisa Salvatore; Gianluca Toniolo; Lucrezia Caselli; Maura Di Vito; Margherita Cacaci; Luca Contiero; Tommaso Gori; Michele Maggini; Maurizio Sanguinetti; Debora Berti; Francesca Bugli; Barbara Richichi; Stefano Cicchi
• Keywords: Surface Modification; Nanomaterials

The custom functionalization of a graphene surface allows access to engineered nanomaterials with improved colloidal stability and tailored specific properties, which are available be employed in wide range applications ranging from materials life science. high area their intrinsic physical biological properties make reduced oxide unique for the bioactive molecules by exploiting different chemistries. In this work, preparation (on gram scale) derivatives functionalized well-known antibacterial agent salicylic acid is reported. functionalities offered stable dispersion and, addition, homogeneous absorption on sample textile manufacture (i.e., cotton fabrics), as shown Raman spectroscopy study, thus providing nanoengineered significant activity toward strains microorganisms. Surprisingly, also ensured resistance detergent washing treatments verified model system using quartz crystal microbalance technique. Therefore, our findings paved way development additives fabrics absence metal components, limiting undesirable side effects.