The Antifungal Fibers of Polyamide 12 Containing Silver and Metal Oxides
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Materials and Methods
2.1. Raw Materials
2.2. Fibers Manufacturing Process
2.3. Rheological Properties of Composite Pellets
2.4. Microstructure Analysis
2.5. Thermal Properties
2.6. Mechanical Properties
2.7. Antifungal Properties
3. Results
3.1. Rheological Properties
3.2. Microstructure
3.3. Thermal Properties
3.4. Mechanical Properties
3.5. Antifungal Properties
4. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Institutional Review Board Statement
Informed Consent Statement
Data Availability Statement
Conflicts of Interest
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Name | Composition | Particles Size |
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ACRAZ-172 | mixture of CuO, ZnO, TiO2 | 300 nm—20% 500 nm—30% 1000 nm—50% |
ACRAZ-124 | mixture of CuO, ZnO, TiO2, Ag | 200–2000 nm |
nAg 100 nm | nanosilver | 100 nm |
nAg 20–30 nm | nanosilver | 20–30 nm |
Fiber | Average Diameter [μm] |
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PA12 neat | 82.3 ± 7.90 |
PA12 + 3 wt% ACRAZ-172 | 79.9 ± 25.1 |
PA12 + 3 wt% ACRAZ-124 | 73.2 ± 21.9 |
PA12 + 1 wt% nAg 100 nm | 109 ± 10.5 |
PA12 + 1 wt% nAg 20–30 nm | 102 ± 16.7 |
TGA | DSC | ||||||||
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Material | T5% (°C) | DTG 1 (°C; %/min) | Pellets | Fibers | |||||
Tg (°C) | Tm (°C) | Xc (%) | Tc (°C) | Tm (°C) | Xc (%) | Tc (°C) | |||
PA12 | 406 | 450; 2.24 | 49.5 | 178 | 25.4 | 149 | 177 | 26.9 | 155 |
PA12 + 3 wt% ACRAZ-172 | 408 | 459; 2.69 | 50.8 | 178 | 27.8 | 156 | 178 | 24.5 | 155 |
PA12 + 3 wt% ACRAZ-124 | 404 | 451; 2.57 | 50.6 | 179 | 26.8 | 157 | 178 | 27.3 | 156 |
PA12 + 1 wt% nAg 100 nm | 399 | 449; 2.69 | 50.5 | 178 | 25.1 | 156 | 178 | 24.3 | 157 |
PA12 + 1 wt% nAg 20–30 nm | 398 | 440; 2.52 | 49.9 | 179 | 25.2 | 156 | 178 | 26.5 | 157 |
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Latko-Durałek, P.; Rzempołuch, J.; Staniszewska, M.; Rosłoniec, K.; Bil, M.; Kozera, R.; Boczkowska, A. The Antifungal Fibers of Polyamide 12 Containing Silver and Metal Oxides. Materials 2023, 16, 5837. https://doi.org/10.3390/ma16175837
Latko-Durałek P, Rzempołuch J, Staniszewska M, Rosłoniec K, Bil M, Kozera R, Boczkowska A. The Antifungal Fibers of Polyamide 12 Containing Silver and Metal Oxides. Materials. 2023; 16(17):5837. https://doi.org/10.3390/ma16175837
Chicago/Turabian StyleLatko-Durałek, Paulina, Józef Rzempołuch, Monika Staniszewska, Karina Rosłoniec, Monika Bil, Rafał Kozera, and Anna Boczkowska. 2023. "The Antifungal Fibers of Polyamide 12 Containing Silver and Metal Oxides" Materials 16, no. 17: 5837. https://doi.org/10.3390/ma16175837