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Vol. 6 No. 1 (2014)

Electrospun MgO/Nylon 6 Hybrid Nanofibers for Protective Clothing

https://doi.org/10.1007/BF03353768
Nattanmai Raman Dhineshbabu
Centre for Nano Science and Technology, K. S. Rangasamy College of Technology, Tiruchengode 637215, Tamil Nadu, India
Gopalu Karunakaran
Centre for Nano Science and Technology, K. S. Rangasamy College of Technology, Tiruchengode 637215, Tamil Nadu, India
Rangaraj Suriyaprabha
Centre for Nano Science and Technology, K. S. Rangasamy College of Technology, Tiruchengode 637215, Tamil Nadu, India
Palanisamy Manivasakan
Centre for Nano Science and Technology, K. S. Rangasamy College of Technology, Tiruchengode 637215, Tamil Nadu, India
Venkatachalam Rajendran
Centre for Nano Science and Technology, K. S. Rangasamy College of Technology, Tiruchengode 637215, Tamil Nadu, India

Corresponding Author: Venkatachalam Rajendran

veerajendran@gmail.com

Nano-Micro Letters, Vol. 6 No. 1 (2014), Article Number: 46-54

Abstract

Magnesia (MgO) nanoparticles were produced from magnesite ore (MgCO3) using ball mill. The crystalline size, morphology and specific SSA were characterized by X-ray diffraction analysis, transmission electron microscopy and Brunauer-Emmett-Teller method, respectively. MgO nanoparticle-incorporated nylon 6 solutions were electrospun to produce nanofiber mats. Surface morphology and internal structure of the prepared hybrid nanofiber mats were examined by scanning electron microscopy and high-resolution transmission electron microscopy, respectively. The fire retardancy and antibacterial activity (Staphylococcus aureus and Escherichia coli) of coated fabrics made from MgO/nylon 6 hybrid nanofiber are better than those from nylon 6 nanofiber.

Keywords

MgO/nylon 6 hybrid nanofibers Cotton fabrics Fire retardancy Antibacterial activity
Dhineshbabu, Nattanmai Raman, Gopalu Karunakaran, Rangaraj Suriyaprabha, Palanisamy Manivasakan, and Venkatachalam Rajendran. 2014. “Electrospun MgO/Nylon 6 Hybrid Nanofibers for Protective Clothing”. Nano-Micro Letters 6 (1):46-54. https://doi.org/10.1007/BF03353768.
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