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Review
. 2021 May 18;26(10):3008.
doi: 10.3390/molecules26103008.

Recent Advances on Antimicrobial and Anti-Inflammatory Cotton Fabrics Containing Nanostructures

Albert Granados  1 , Roser Pleixats  1 , Adelina Vallribera  1
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Review

Recent Advances on Antimicrobial and Anti-Inflammatory Cotton Fabrics Containing Nanostructures

Albert Granados et al. Molecules. .

Abstract

Hydrophilic cotton textiles, used in hospitals and sportswear, are prone to the growth of microorganisms (bacteria, fungi) resulting in hygiene and health risks. Thus, healthcare concerns have motivated the interest for the development of multifunctional antimicrobial cotton fabrics. Moreover, cotton textiles are also used in medical applications such as wound dressings. Their functionalization with anti-inflammatory agents is desirable in order to accelerate cicatrisation in the treatment of chronic wounds. This review summarizes recent advances (from January 2016 to January 2021) on the modification and coating of cotton fabrics with nanostructures (mainly metal and metal oxide nanoparticles, functionalized silica nanoparticles) to provide them antimicrobial (antibacterial and antifungal) and anti-inflammatory properties.

Keywords: anti-inflammatory; antimicrobial; cotton fabrics; functionalization; nanoparticles; textiles.

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Conflict of interest statement

The authors declare no conflict of interest.

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Scheme 1
Preparation of Ag NPs functionalized with different silanes and covalent reaction onto cotton surface.
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Preparation of functionalized cotton fabrics using DMDHEU and GPTMS as cross-linkers and fixing agents.
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Preparation of Ag NPs using different antibiotics as stabilizing agents.
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Ag NPs onto cotton fabric modified with carboxymethylchitosan surface.
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Possible mechanism of self-assembly of homogeneous hyperbranched poly(amide-amine) (HBPAA)-capped NPs of Ag, Au and Pt on cotton fabrics.
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Schematic representation of anchoring sites for metal oxide nanoparticles fixation.
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Preparation of Ag/ZnO/Cu coated cotton fabrics using a polymethylol (PMC) as reductant and stabilizing agent.
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Silica sol preparation and coating procedure for highly hydrophobic cotton fabrics.
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Release of anti-inflammatory drug by enzymatic cleavage of amide bond.
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Formation of G-PNPA sol and its application on cotton surface.
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