@article{
author = "Krkobabić, Ana and Marković, Darka and Kovačević, Aleksandar and Tadić, Vanja and Radoičić, Marija and Barudžija, Tatjana and Ilic-Tomic, Tatjana and Radetić, Maja",
year = "2022",
abstract = "The aim of this study was to develop antimicrobial nanocomposite textile material comprising of Cu-based nanostructures synthesized on oxidized cotton fabric using Arctostaphylos uva-ursi (L.) Spreng., Ericaceae (bearberry leaves) as a green reducing agent for adsorbed Cu2+-ions. In order to provide sufficient number of carboxyl groups for complexation with Cu2+-ions a two-step oxidation process with NaIO4 and NaClO2 was carried out. The influence of NaIO4 concentration on content of carboxyl groups and Cu-based nanoparticles was studied by FTIR and AAS. HPLC analysis identified the gallic acid known as a reducing agent in bearberry leaves extract. FESEM and XRD analyses revealed that using bearberry leaves extract and gallic acid solution as reducing agents led to a formation of spherical Cu2O/CuO nanoparticles and CuO nanosheets, respectively. These nanoparticles and nanosheets provided excellent antibacterial activity against Gram-negative bacteria Escherichia coli and Gram-positive bacteria Staphylococcus aureus. Cytotoxicity on human keratinocyte cells was shown to depend on their copper content.",
publisher = "Korean Fiber Society",
journal = "Fibers and Polymers",
title = "Antimicrobial Nanocomposites Based on Oxidized Cotton Fabric and in situ Biosynthesized Copper Oxides Nanostructures Using Bearberry Leaves Extract",
pages = "966-954",
number = "4",
volume = "23",
doi = "10.1007/s12221-022-4639-5"
}