Studies on Functionalized Nonwoven Polypropylene Fabric for Antibacterial & Antiviral Properties

Volume: 11 | Issue: 01 | Year 2025 | Subscription
International Journal of Polymer Science and Engineering
Received Date: 01/06/2025
Acceptance Date: 01/30/2025
Published On: 2025-02-09
First Page: 24
Last Page: 34

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By: Ritesh J. Dhanorkar, Sibanarayan Tripathy, Subhra Mohanty, Nishant Saxena, Debanjan Sanyal, Santanu Dasgupta, and Virendra Kumar Gupta

Ritesh J. Dhanorkar1, Sibanarayan Tripathy1, Subhra Mohanty1, Nishant Saxena2, Debanjan Sanyal2, Santanu Dasgupta1, Virendra Kumar Gupta1 *

1Ritesh J. Dhanorkar, Senior Scientist, Research & Development Centre, Reliance Industries Limited. Navi Mumbai, 400701, India.

1Sibanarayan Tripathy, Scientist, Reliance Research & Development Centre, Reliance Industries Limited, Navi Mumbai, Navi Mumbai, 400701, India.

1Subhra Mohanty , Assistant Vice President, Reliance Research & Development Centre, Reliance Industries Limited, Navi Mumbai, Navi Mumbai, 400701, India.

2Nishant Saxena , Deputy General Manager, Reliance Research & Development Centre, Reliance Industries Limited, Gagva, Jamnagar, Gujarat, India.

2Debanjan Sanyal, Assistant Vice President, Reliance Research & Development Centre, Reliance Industries Limited, Gagva, Jamnagar, Gujarat, India.

1Santanu Dasgupta , Senior Vice President, Reliance Research & Development Centre, Reliance Industries LimitedNavi Mumbai, 400701, India.

*1Virendra Kumar Gupta , Senior Vice President, Reliance Research & Development Centre, Reliance Industries Limited, Navi Mumbai, 400701, India.

Abstract

Nonwoven polypropylene (NWPP) fabric is a versatile material used predominantly in medical field for hygiene products and for PPE applications. The application of NWPP is limited in disinfectant area due to lack of antimicrobial properties and its non-polar nature. The coating of antimicrobial agents on NWPP fibre is expected to lower down the intensity of communicable microbial infections. The present study involves the surface functionalization of NWPP fibre via plasma treatment followed by thin coating of halogenated butyl rubber. The surface-modified NWPP fabric was coated with different antimicrobial agents. In the present study involves the investigation on broad range of organic and inorganic antimicrobial reagents in solution and dispersion phase for biological activities. The study is further extended to the antiviral testing against MS2 bacteriophage, and the antibacterial activity against Staphylococcus aureus and Klebsiella pneumonia. Excellent antiviral and antibacterial activities are observed of more than 99% for these antimicrobial agents.

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