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Artigo Efficient silver nanoparticles deposition method on DBD plasma-treated polyamide 6,6 for antimicrobial textiles(IOP Publishing, 2021-04-10) Silva, Késia Karina de Oliveira Souto; Ribeiro, Ana Isabel; Senturk, Dilara; Modic, Martina; Cvelbar, Uros; Dinescu, Gheorghe; Mitu, Bogdana; Nikiforov, Anton; Leys, Christophe; Kuchakova, Irina; Vanneste, M.; Heyse, P.; Vrieze, Mike de; Souto, António P.; Zille, AndreaSeveral methods for silver nanoparticles (AgNPs) deposition on dielectric barrier discharge (DBD) plasma treated and not treated polyamide 6,6 fabric were tested for the production of durable antibacterial textiles. Ultrasound-assisted, dip-coating, exhaustion at 70 ̊C and spray deposition methods were applied. The treated fabrics were analysed in terms of coating uniformity, plasma effect, nanoparticles concentration onto the fabrics and nanoparticles release. Scanning electron microscope (SEM), energy dispersive X-ray (EDX), atomic absorption spectroscopy (AAS), inductively coupled plasma optical emission spectrometry (ICP-OES) and reflectance spectroscopy(%R) were performed. In the fabrics impregnated with AgNPs by dip coating or spray methods there are no significant differences in the plasma treated and untreated samples. Ultrasound tip and exhaustion at 70 ̊C presented higher AgNPs loading. Better AgNPs distribution, higher concentration and less agglomeration were observed in the plasma treated samples and an improved controlled release as well. The plasma treated fabrics with AgNPs deposited with the ultrasound method showed the highest concentration of nanoparticles onto the fabrics as well as the lowest NPs agglomeration. However, this deposition is limited to certain areas of the fabric, the samples were not uniform. The exhaustion method showed the best equilibrium between the NPs distribution and state of agglomerationArtigo Multifunctional Chitosan/Gold Nanoparticles Coatings for Biomedical Textiles(Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute - MDPI, 2019-07-24) Silva, Iris Oliveira da; Ladchumananandasivam, Rasiah; Nascimento, José Heriberto Oliveira do; Silva, Késia Karina de Oliveira Souto; Oliveira, Fernando Ribeiro; Souto, António P.; Felgueiras, Helena P.; Zille, AndreaGold nanoparticles (AuNPs), chemically synthesized by citrate reduction, were for the first time immobilized onto chitosan-treated soybean knitted fabric via exhaustion method. AuNPs were successfully produced in the form of highly spherical, moderated polydisperse, stable structures. Their average size was estimated at ≈35 nm. Successful immobilization of chitosan and AuNPs were confirmed by alterations in the fabric’s spectrophotometric reflectance spectrum and by detection of nitrogen and gold, non-conjugated C=O stretching vibrations of carbonyl functional groups and residual N-acetyl groups characteristic bands by X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS) and Fourier-Transform Infrared Spectroscopy (FTIR) analysis. XPS analysis confirms the strong binding of AuNPs on the chitosan matrix. The fabrics’ thermal stability increased with the introduction of both chitosan and AuNPs. Coated fabrics revealed an ultraviolet protection factor (UPF) of +50, which established their effectiveness in ultraviolet (UV) radiation shielding. They were also found to resist up to 5 washing cycles with low loss of immobilized AuNPs. Compared with AuNPs or chitosan alone, the combined functionalized coating on soy fabrics demonstrated an improved antimicrobial effect by reducing Staphylococcus aureus adhesion (99.94%) and Escherichia coli (96.26%). Overall, the engineered fabrics were confirmed as multifunctional, displaying attractive optical properties, UV-light protection and important antimicrobial features, that increase their interest for potential biomedical applications