Antimicrobial Activity and Barrier Properties against UV Radiation of Alkaline and Enzymatically Treated Linen Woven Fabrics Coated with Inorganic Hybrid Material

One of the directions of development in the textiles industry is the search for new technologies for producing modern multifunctional products. New solutions are sought to obtain materials that will protect humans against the harmful effects of the environment, including such factors as the activity of microorganisms and UV radiation. Products made of natural cellulose fibers are often used. In the case of this type of material, it is very important to perform appropriate pretreatment before subsequent technological processes. This treatment has the aim of removing impurities from the surface of the fibers, which results in the improvement of sorption properties and adhesion, leading directly to the better penetration of dyes and chemical modifiers into the structure of the materials. In this work, linen fabrics were subjected to a new, innovative treatment being a combination of bio-pretreatment using laccase from Cerrena unicolor and modification with CuO-SiO₂ hybrid oxide microparticles by a dip-coating method. To compare the effect of alkaline or enzymatic pretreatment on the microstructure of the linen woven fabrics, SEM analysis was performed. The new textile products obtained after this combined process exhibit very good antimicrobial activity against Candida albicans, significant antibacterial activity against the Gram-negative Escherichia coli and the Gram-positive Staphylococcus aureus, as well as very good UV protection properties (ultraviolet protection factor (UPF) > 40). These innovative materials can be used especially for clothing or outdoor textiles for which resistance to microorganisms is required, as well as to protect people who are exposed to long-term, harmful effects of UV radiation.     

Synthesis and Properties of Novel Reactive Dyes Comprising Acyl Fluoride Group on Cotton Fabrics

Novel reactive dyes with mono- and bi-acyl fluoride reactive groups have been designed and synthesized, which are obtained by using 2-amino-8-naphthol-6-sulfonic acid or 1-amino-8-naphthol-3,6-disulfonicacid as the coupling component and 4-aminobenzoyl fluoride (PABF) as the diazo component. Their structures have been defined by nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy and ultraviolet–visible spectra (UV—Vis). The novel reactive dyes were evaluated on cotton by using the exhaust dyeing method. The properties were examined in detail, and the results showed that the dye concentration of 4% (o.w.f), pH = 9, and salt-free was the most effective condition. The fixation of the novel reactive dyes on cotton was 60.27% and 64.13%, respectively. The micro-fluorine-containing reactive dyes have favorable dyeing properties owing to the covalent bond formed between the reactive group of dyes and the functional group of cotton fibers, which can achieve salt-free dyeing of cotton.     

含氟聚合物(PPFGs)的制备及其构筑疏水棉布的性能研究

采用五氟苯乙烯(PFS)和甲基丙烯酸缩水甘油酯(GMA)为原料,调控PFS和GMA摩尔比例制备了一系列含氟聚合物(PPFGs),利用PPFGs支链末端环氧基团与基体棉布表面羟基发生化学反应来提高棉布的疏水性能及其耐久性能.通过对PPFGs处理棉布的接触角和形态形貌分析测试表明,含氟聚合物PPFG2化学键合处理的棉布不仅...     

Sun-protective Properties of Technical Sportswear Fabrics 100% Polyester: The Influence of Moisture and Sweat on Protection against Different Biological Effects of Ultraviolet (UV) Radiation

The use of technical sportswear is now widespread, but the degree of protection these fabrics offer against UV radiation is not known. We have analyzed the capacity of different types of technical sportswear fabrics to protect against different UV biological effects. A sample of 34 100% polyester t-shirts from different manufactures was classified by color, fabric structure, cover factor, and due to different tonalities, dark, and clear color. Ultraviolet protection factor was calculated according to UNE-EN13758. The protection factor for other biological effects as pre-vitamin D₃ production, non-melanoma skin cancer, photoimmunosuppression, and photoaging was analyzed. The effects of moisture and sweat in protection were also evaluated. From the analyzed sample garments, more than 75% achieved an excellent protection value (protection factor 40–50+). Higher values were found in double-layer type (P < 0.05). Cover factor was the main determinant of biological protection factors with correlation coefficients of 0.81 for UPF (erythema), 0.77 for NMSC, and 0.63 for photoimmunosuppression. Water or sweat humidity saturation increased biological protection factors over a 20% (P < 0.05). The 83% of the fabrics analyzed showed less than 5% of transmittance with labeling as UVA protective elements. No effect of fabric color was found related to biological protection factors. The 100% polyester sports T-shirts of the analyzed sample offer general protection against UV for different biological effects that can be increased by humidity but no affected by fabric color.     

Synthesis of a Novel UV Curable Aqueous Dispersion Polyurethane PDHA-PEDA-PU and the Properties of Cured Film

Because of the merits in environmental protection and lower energy consumption, ultraviolet (UV) curable coatings have been gained more and more attention and speedy development in the past decades. UV curable waterborne polyurethane has been employed pop…     

Influence of Cotton Pre-Treatment on Dyeing with Onion and Pomegranate Peel Extracts

In this paper the possibility of applying natural dyes on cellulose fibres were researched with respect to the impact of cotton material pre-treatment (scouring, chemical bleaching, mercerization and mordanting), using renewable sources of natural dyes (waste as a source). As mordants, metal salts of copper, aluminium and ferrum were used, and the influence on colour change as well as on fastness properties were analysed. The natural dyes were extracted from onion peel (Allium cepa L.) and pomegranate peel (Punica granatum L.). In spectrophotometric analysis performed of the plant extracts, the onion extract has peaks at 400 and 500 nm, resulting in red-orange colourations and the pomegranate extract shows a maximum at 400 nm, i.e., in the yellow region, which is characteristic of punicalin. Results show significant influence of cotton pre-treatments on colour appearance and fastness properties, caused by pre-treatments affecting the properties and structure of the cotton itself. The positive effect of mercerization on dye absorption and bonding is confirmed. For wash and light fastness properties, more satisfactory results have been obtained for yarns dyed with pomegranate peel natural dye, and the key importance of mordants for fastness properties has been confirmed.     

In Vitro Antioxidant Properties and Phenolic Profile of Acid Aqueous Ethanol Extracts from Torreya grandis Seed Coat

Torreya grandis is an important economic forestry product in China, whose seeds are often consumed as edible nuts, or used as raw materials for oil processing. To date, as an important by-product of Torreya grandis, comprehensive studies regarding the Torreya grandis seed coat phenolic composition are lacking, which greatly limits its in-depth use. Therefore, in the present study, the Torreya grandis seed coat was extracted by acid aqueous ethanol (TE), and NMR and UHPLC-MS were used to identify the major phenolics. Together with the already known phenolics including protocatechuic acid, catechin, epigallocatechin gallate, and epicatechin gallate, the unreported new compound 2-hydroxy-2-(4-hydroxyphenylethyl) malonic acid was discovered. The results of the antioxidant properties showed that both TE and 2-hydroxy-2-(4-hydroxyphenylethyl) malonic acid exhibited strong ABTS, DPPH, and hydroxyl radical-scavenging activity, and significantly improved the O/W emulsion’s oxidation stability. These results indicate that the TE and 2-hydroxy-2-(4-hydroxyphenylethyl) malonic acid could possibly be used in the future to manufacture functional foods or bioactive ingredients. Moreover, further studies are also needed to evaluate the biological activity of TE and 2-hydroxy-2-(4-hydroxyphenylethyl) malonic acid to increase the added value of Torreya grandis by-products.     

Biological Properties of Latex,Aqueous Extracts and Bee Products of Euphorbia officinarum L.: A Short Review

Euphorbia officinarum L. is a Moroccan endemic plant known as “Tikiout” and “Daghmus” that can also be found in Mauritania, Western Sahara, and Algeria. In the present review, “Euphorbia officinarum”, “metabolites” “hemisynthesis” were the keywords used for the research in the Web search engine Google Scholar and in the database Web of Science. Triterpenes, phytosterols and ingol diterpenes were isolated and identified in the latex of Moroccan E. officinarum. More than sixty triterpenes were obtained by hemisynthesis from natural triterpenes. Some of these derivatives had insecticidal and antimicrobial activity (phytopathogenic bacteria). The total phenol content and the antioxidant and anti-α-glucosidase activities were dependent on the time and temperature of extractions and also on the plant solvent ratio. The antioxidant activity of monofloral honey of E. officinarum origin was attributed to the phenol fraction (this fraction, previously isolated from honey samples, had better activity than the entire honey).     

乙烯等离子体处理的云母表面结构及表面性质

用元素分析、色-质谱、裂解气相色谱和顺磁共振等方法研究了经乙烯等离子体处理的云母表面化学结构及处理过程。结果表明,云母颗粒表面形成了厚数十埃的等离子体聚乙烯膜,其化学结构与反应体系中无云母时得到的等离子体聚乙烯膜相同。通过扫描电镜观察到云母片表面的聚合膜具有规则的海星状花样,随处理时间的延长花样按比例长大。水与云母表面的接触角数据说明,乙烯等离子体处理使云母表面的疏水性提高到聚乙烯的水平,比氩气等离子体、硅烷偶联剂及钛酸酯偶联剂处理的效果均更为显著。     

Rheological and Electrophysical Properties of Dispersions Based on Thermally Treated Magnetite and Aqueous Emulsions of Water-Soluble Polymers in Transformer Oil

Rheological, electrophysical, and sorption properties of magnetite dispersions modified with water-soluble polymers were studied as influenced by the temperature of heat treatment in the 300-600°C range.     

纳米金刚石粉酸处理前后性能结构的表征

自从1963年爆炸法合成纳米金刚石[1]以来,纳米金刚石已在科研和工业领域得以广泛应用.但是工业合成的纳米金刚石粉由于其工艺的限制存在一些杂质,其中主要包括纳米石墨、非晶碳和爆炸过程中产生的金属离子.因此,在实际科研工作前对纳米金刚石粉进行纯化处理就显得十分重要,以往的研究表明不同的处理方法各有利弊[2].在以下的研究中,我们采用盐酸消解的方法对商业购买的纳米金刚石粉进行纯化处理,通过对比纯化处理前后的IR、Raman以及ICP表征,分析讨论了酸处理方法的纯化效果.     

Phase Behavior and Rheological Properties of Concentrated Lecithin Aqueous Solutions with Additives

The phase behavior and rheological properties of the concentrated lecithin aqueous solutions were investigated at 37°C. When adding Isopropyl myristate (IPM) to lecithin solutions, besides an anisotropic liquid crystal (LC) phase, an isotropic liquid (L₂) region and an isotropic viscous (I) phase are found. By continuously adding Brij 97, the LC region shifts towards higher water content and the L₂ region is extended to the area of lower IPM concentration, meanwhile the I phase disappears. By analyzing the shear rate (η_γ=0.1) and yield stress (σ₀), adding IPM to lecithin solutions increases the values of η_γ=0.1 and σ₀, and after further adding Brij 97, the η_γ=0.1 and σ₀ decrease dramatically. Notably, different from the lecithin/DDAB/water system studied by Youssry and Montalvo, in lecithin/Brij 97/IPM/H₂O system, at the relatively higher water content area of the LC phase, the water content has little effect on the critical stress. It is also found that the change of dynamic storage modulus (G′) is similar with that of η_γ=0.1 and σ₀ parameters when adding IPM and Brij 97. Maxwell model fitting results show that in the LC phase, the relaxation of the water molecule is prolonged by adding IPM and Brij 97 to lecithin solutions.     

Comparison of Chemical Composition and Hydrophilic Properties of Surfaces of Organic Polymers Treated in Various Low-Temperature Plasmas

High Energy Chemistry - A comparative study of the chemical composition and properties of poly(methyl methacrylate) and poly(ethylene terephthalate) after their treatment in various types of...     

Comparison of UV-absorbing Nets in Pepper Crops: Spectral Properties,Effects on Plants and Pest Control

In horticultural crops, the use of screens to protect plants is the usual strategy in the Mediterranean area. Screen manufacturers offer a range of netting that vary in their UV-absorbing properties. We compared the photoeffects of seven different screens. Sweet pepper trials were conducted at the Gilat Research Center, Israel, where the spectral properties of the nets and their influence on pest infestation and crop development were evaluated. UV transmittance varied among the materials studied ranging from 40% to 70% of the incident radiation. BioNet white and P-Optinet, which absorbed and reflected the highest amount of UV radiation, performed the best protection against the main pepper pest (thrips, whiteflies and broad mites). Spectral measurements also showed that the photosynthetically active radiation differentially penetrated the nets, which together with the amount of UV absorbed by the screenings, resulted in a range of plant height and chlorophyll content. A global understanding of the UV-absorbing nets’ effect on pepper crops and their pests was evaluated in this work because of the importance of these screens to integrated pest management and sustainable agriculture production.     

Synthesis and Aqueous Solution Properties of Polyoxyethylene Surfactants with Ultra-Long Unsaturated Hydrophobic Chains

Methoxypolyethylene glycols (M _n = 750, 1000, 2000, and 5000 g/mol) were hydrophobically modified by transestification with mono-unsaturated alkyl chains (UC18, UC22, and UC24), and the obtained ultra-long-chain nonionic surfactants were characterized by ¹H NMR, FTIR and gel permeation chromatographic, respectively. Aqueous solution properties of all these surfactants, including cloud point, surface activities, viscosifying ability, and phase diagrams were examined. It was found that all these ultra-long-chain polyoxyethylene surfactants exhibit good water solubility and typical Newtonian rheological behavior. For the surfactants with the same hydrophobic length, the CP, equilibrium surface tension (γ_cmc), as well as zero-shear viscosity (η₀) increase with increasing their hydrophilic length; for those with same hydrophilic head group, the critical micellar concentration and η₀ increase while the γ_CMC decreases with increasing hydrophobic tail length. Moreover, a decrease in the critical overlap concentration and an increase in the critical temperature were observed in phase diagrams of all these ultra-long-chain polyoxyethylene surfactants. (Supplemental materials are available for this article. Go to the publisher's online edition of the Journal of Dispersion Science and Technology to view the free supplemental file.)     

Physicochemical,Antioxidant, Microstructural Properties and Bioaccessibility of Dark Chocolate with Plant Extracts

In this study, dark chocolates (DCh) containing zinc lactate (ZnL) were enriched with extracts from elderberries (EFrE), elderflowers (EFlE), and chokeberries (ChFrE) to improve their functional properties. Both dried plant extracts and chocolates were analyzed for antioxidant capacity (AC) using four different analytical methods: 2,2-diphenyl-1-picrylhydrazyl (DPPH), 2,2′-azino-bis(3-ethylbenzothiazoline-6-sulfonic acid) (ABTS), cupric ion-reducing antioxidant capacity (CUPRAC), and ferric-reducing antioxidant power (FRAP), while total phenolic content (TPC) was determined by Folin–Ciocalteu (F–C) assay. An increase in antioxidant properties of fortified chocolates was found, and the bioaccessibility of their antioxidants was evaluated. The highest AC and TPC were found in ChFrE and chocolate with chokeberries (DCh + ChFrE) before and after simulated in vitro digestion. Bioaccessibility studies indicated that during the simulated digestion the AC of all chocolates reduced significantly, whereas insignificant differences in TPC results were observed between chemical and physiological extracts. Moreover, the influence of plant extracts on physicochemical parameters such as moisture content (MC), fat content (FC), and viscosity of chocolates was estimated. Furthermore, scanning electron microscopy with dispersive energy spectroscopy (SEM-EDS) was used to analyze surface properties and differences in the chemical composition of chocolates without and with additives.     

Properties of emulsions and free emulsion (Aqueous) films stabilized with hexylamine-modified silica

The type and stability of emulsions, as well as the stability and thickness of free aqueous emulsion films stabilized with Aerosil-hexylamine mixtures, have been studied. The rheological characteristics (dynamic yield stress, elasticity modulae, and viscosity) have been measured for suspensions from which emulsions and films have been prepared. It has been shown that the properties of the films depend on the rheological properties of the suspensions.     

Comparison of Green and Lowtran Radiation Schemes with a Discrete Ordinate Method UV Model

Abstract— Using the same input parameters for the calculations, the Green and Lowtran codes for calculating UV irradiances were compared to the discrete ordinate method (DOM) model by Stamnes et al , which was used as a reference. The comparisons were performed at 305 and 380 nm for different ozone concentrations, aerosol optical depths and aerosol absorption characteristics. No obvious dependencies on optical depth, single scattering albedo or column ozone were found for the ratio of the Green and the Lowtran code to the DOM model. At 380 nm the Green model agrees with DOM within 10%, whereas the Lowtran code shows discrepancies of ±25%. At 305 nm the Green model shows 10% higher values than the DOM model at low zenith angles and up to 80% lower values for zenith angles between 60 and 80°. The Lowtran code shows 60% higher values than DOM at small zenith angles and 60% lower values at large zenith angles. When the spectra from each model were weighted with the erythemal action spectrum the Green model overestimated the DOM results by less than 10% for zenith angles less than 50°. Discrepancies between DOM and Lowtran models exceeded 10% except for a small range of zenith angles.     

碱性水蒸气处理的ZSM-5沸石酸性质及孔结构的影响

 采用XRD，NH3－TPD，比表面积和孔结构测定等研究了在不同温度下用含10％NH3的水蒸气处理时HZSM－5沸石n（Si）／n（Al）＝25）酸性质及孔结构的变化规律．结果表明，随着处理温度的提高，HZSM－5的结构未发生明显的变化；样品的总酸量下降很快，但弱酸分布量相对提高，而强酸分布量相对下降；提高处理温度，样品的比表面积和微孔体积减小，二次孔或中孔体积及外表面积有增大的趋势．     

Comparison of partial filling MEKC analyses of steroids with use of ESI-MS and UV spectrophotometry

Until now, partial filling micellar EKC-ESI-MS (PF-MEKC-ESI-MS) has seldom been applied for human biomolecules. In this study, determination of three electrically neutral endogenous steroid hormones, namely androstenedione, testosterone, and epitestosterone, by PF-MEKC-ESI-MS was investigated. Since ESI-MS and ESI-MS/MS behaviors of testosterone and epitestosterone proved to be nearly identical, efficient separation of the two compounds was required to obtain reliable identification. The chemical conditions as well as the instrumental parameters affecting the PF-MEKC-ESI-MS analysis were researched. In optimal conditions, ESI-MS showed excellent selectivity, and all the steroids could be identified using SIM. LODs were 0.75-5 microg/mL. The results obtained by PF-MEKC-ESI-MS were compared with those obtained by corresponding PF-MEKC-UV. PF-MEKC-UV provided better resolution, repeatability, and more than ten-fold higher sensitivity, in terms of LODs, than PF-MEKC-ESI-MS. The reasons for this were carefully examined. In comparison with PF-MEKC-UV, PF-MEKC-ESI-MS suffered from greater band broadening owing to the sheath-liquid interface. Resolution was also decreased owing to the elevated capillary temperature. Finally, we discovered that in the analysis of electrically neutral compounds, in-capillary sample concentration by micellar sweeping could be more efficiently utilized in PF-MEKC-UV than in PF-MEKC-ESI-MS.