TY  - JOUR
AU  - Kramar, Ana
AU  - Obradović, Bratislav M.
AU  - Schiehser, Sonja
AU  - Potthast, Antje
AU  - Kuraica, Milorad M.
AU  - Kostić, Mirjana
PY  - 2022
UR  - http://TechnoRep.tmf.bg.ac.rs/handle/123456789/5005
AB  - In this work, plasma pretreatment of raw cotton fibers combined with silver sorption was used for the preparation of antimicrobial fabrics. Special attention was given to the aging effect investigated seven days after plasma treatment. Raw cotton fabrics were modified with atmospheric pressure dielectric barrier discharge (DBD) in air, nitrogen, and oxygen. After plasma treatment, surface morphology and chemistry were characterized by atomic force microscopy (AFM) and X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS), respectively, molecular weight distribution and functional groups profile in cellulose were determined by GPC-MALLS with fluorescence labeling, while sorption properties were evaluated through wettability and moisture sorption measurements. Silver sorption was performed either immediately after treatment or seven days after plasma treatment, in order to investigate the aging effect on the sorption of Ag+. Antimicrobial activity was tested using agar diffusion test against S. aureus, E.coli, and C. albicans. Results have shown that silver sorption is improved and significantly higher when sorption is performed seven days after plasma treatment and consequently antimicrobial activity is also enhanced. This work confirms the significance of plasma aging in natural cellulose fibers' functionalization which presents yet another variable that should be taken into account when planning the procedure for fibers functionalization.
T2  - Journal of Natural Fibers
T1  - Enhanced Antimicrobial Activity of Atmospheric Pressure Plasma Treated and Aged Cotton Fibers
EP  - 7405
IS  - 14
SP  - 7391
VL  - 19
DO  - 10.1080/15440478.2021.1946883
ER  - 

@article{
author = "Kramar, Ana and Obradović, Bratislav M. and Schiehser, Sonja and Potthast, Antje and Kuraica, Milorad M. and Kostić, Mirjana",
year = "2022",
abstract = "In this work, plasma pretreatment of raw cotton fibers combined with silver sorption was used for the preparation of antimicrobial fabrics. Special attention was given to the aging effect investigated seven days after plasma treatment. Raw cotton fabrics were modified with atmospheric pressure dielectric barrier discharge (DBD) in air, nitrogen, and oxygen. After plasma treatment, surface morphology and chemistry were characterized by atomic force microscopy (AFM) and X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS), respectively, molecular weight distribution and functional groups profile in cellulose were determined by GPC-MALLS with fluorescence labeling, while sorption properties were evaluated through wettability and moisture sorption measurements. Silver sorption was performed either immediately after treatment or seven days after plasma treatment, in order to investigate the aging effect on the sorption of Ag+. Antimicrobial activity was tested using agar diffusion test against S. aureus, E.coli, and C. albicans. Results have shown that silver sorption is improved and significantly higher when sorption is performed seven days after plasma treatment and consequently antimicrobial activity is also enhanced. This work confirms the significance of plasma aging in natural cellulose fibers' functionalization which presents yet another variable that should be taken into account when planning the procedure for fibers functionalization.",
journal = "Journal of Natural Fibers",
title = "Enhanced Antimicrobial Activity of Atmospheric Pressure Plasma Treated and Aged Cotton Fibers",
pages = "7405-7391",
number = "14",
volume = "19",
doi = "10.1080/15440478.2021.1946883"
}

Kramar, A., Obradović, B. M., Schiehser, S., Potthast, A., Kuraica, M. M.,& Kostić, M.. (2022). Enhanced Antimicrobial Activity of Atmospheric Pressure Plasma Treated and Aged Cotton Fibers. in Journal of Natural Fibers, 19(14), 7391-7405.
https://doi.org/10.1080/15440478.2021.1946883

Kramar A, Obradović BM, Schiehser S, Potthast A, Kuraica MM, Kostić M. Enhanced Antimicrobial Activity of Atmospheric Pressure Plasma Treated and Aged Cotton Fibers. in Journal of Natural Fibers. 2022;19(14):7391-7405.
doi:10.1080/15440478.2021.1946883 .

Kramar, Ana, Obradović, Bratislav M., Schiehser, Sonja, Potthast, Antje, Kuraica, Milorad M., Kostić, Mirjana, "Enhanced Antimicrobial Activity of Atmospheric Pressure Plasma Treated and Aged Cotton Fibers" in Journal of Natural Fibers, 19, no. 14 (2022):7391-7405,
https://doi.org/10.1080/15440478.2021.1946883 . .