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Functionalization and characterization of cotton with phase change materials and thyme oil encapsulated in beta-cyclodextrins

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Resumo:The aim of this work was to study the production of comfortable cotton plain-weave fabrics withantibacterial and antifungal characteristics through a simple finishing process, which consists in apply-ing microcapsules of phase change materials (mPCM), monochlorotriazinyl- -cyclodextrin (MCT- -CD)and thyme oil. The fabrics were characterized by Infrared Spectroscopy (FTIR), Differential ScanningCalorimetry (DSC), Contact Angle and Infrared Thermography. The thyme oil release was also analyzed,as well as the antibacterial and antifungal activity. The materials treated with 20 L/mL of thyme oilhave shown anomalous oil release mechanisms, according to the Korsmeyer-Peppas model, and activityagainst Staphylococcus aureus, Escherichia coli, Trichophyton rubrum, Pseudomonas aeruginosa and Candidaalbicans.Therefore, it was reached the conclusion that mPCM, conjugated with thyme oil encapsulated in MCT- -CD, proved to be an interesting option to produce materials possessing thermoregulation propertieswith putative clinical relevance for the prevention of infections, particularly dermatophytosis.
Autores principais:Scacchetti, Fabio Alexandre Pereira
Outros Autores:Pinto, Eugénia; Soares, Graça M. B.
Assunto:Cotton Thyme oil MCT PCM Antifungal Antibacterial Monochlorotriazinyl-beta-cyclodextrin Phase change materials Monochlorotriazinyl-β-cyclodextrin Engenharia e Tecnologia::Engenharia dos Materiais
Ano:2017
País:Portugal
Tipo de documento:artigo
Tipo de acesso:acesso aberto
Instituição associada:Universidade do Minho
Idioma:inglês
Origem:RepositóriUM - Universidade do Minho

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