%0 Journal Article
%T Innovative Self-Cleaning and Biocompatible Polyester Textiles Nano-Decorated with Fe¨CN-Doped Titanium Dioxide
%A Anca Dinischiotu
%A Elena Varzaru
%A Eugenia Bezirtzoglou
%A Florin Vasiliu
%A Gratiela G. Pircalabioru
%A Ionel Mercioniu
%A Ionela Cristina Nica
%A Iuliana Dumitrescu
%A Lucian Diamandescu
%A Marcel Feder
%A Marcela Popa
%A Mariana Carmen Chifiriuc
%A Miruna Silvia Stan
%A Ovidiu G. Iordache
%A Veronica Lazar
%J Archive of "Nanomaterials".
%D 2016
%R 10.3390/nano6110214
%X The development of innovative technologies to modify natural textiles holds an important impact for medical applications, including the prevention of contamination with microorganisms, particularly in the hospital environment. In our study, Fe and N co-doped TiO2 nanoparticles have been obtained via the hydrothermal route, at moderate temperature, followed by short thermal annealing at 400 ˇăC. These particles were used to impregnate polyester (PES) materials which have been evaluated for their morphology, photocatalytic performance, antimicrobial activity against bacterial reference strains, and in vitro biocompatibility on human skin fibroblasts. Microscopic examination and quantitative assays have been used to evaluate the cellular morphology and viability, cell membrane integrity, and inflammatory response. All treated PES materials specifically inhibited the growth of Gram-negative bacilli strains after 15 min of contact, being particularly active against Pseudomonas aeruginosa. PES fabrics treated with photocatalysts did not affect cell membrane integrity nor induce inflammatory processes, proving good biocompatibility. These results demonstrate that the treatment of PES materials with TiO2-1% Fe¨CN particles could provide novel biocompatible fabrics with short term protection against microbial colonization, demonstrating their potential for the development of innovative textiles that could be used in biomedical applications for preventing patientsˇŻ accidental contamination with microorganisms from the hospital environment
%K photocatalyst
%K titanium dioxide
%K polyester textile
%K antibacterial
%K skin fibroblasts
%U https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5245744/