Fabrication of Promising Antimicrobial Aloe Vera/PVA Electrospun Nanofibers for Protective Clothing
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Materials and Method
2.1. Materials
2.2. Preparation of Aloe Vera and Polyvinyl Alcohol (AV/PVA) Nanofibers
2.3. Characterizations
2.4. Evaluation of Antimicrobial Efficiency
3. Results and Discussion
3.1. Surface Morphology of AV/PVA Electrospun Nanofibers
3.2. FTIR Analysis of AV/PVA Electrospun Nanofibers
3.3. XRD Analysis AV/PVA Electrospun Nanofibers
3.4. Water Contact Angle Analysis
3.5. Release Analysis by ICP
3.6. Degradation Analysis by TGA Study
3.7. Antimicrobial Activity of AV/PVA Electrospun Nanofibers
4. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Conflicts of Interest
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Khanzada, H.; Salam, A.; Qadir, M.B.; Phan, D.-N.; Hassan, T.; Munir, M.U.; Pasha, K.; Hassan, N.; Khan, M.Q.; Kim, I.S. Fabrication of Promising Antimicrobial Aloe Vera/PVA Electrospun Nanofibers for Protective Clothing. Materials 2020, 13, 3884. https://doi.org/10.3390/ma13173884
Khanzada H, Salam A, Qadir MB, Phan D-N, Hassan T, Munir MU, Pasha K, Hassan N, Khan MQ, Kim IS. Fabrication of Promising Antimicrobial Aloe Vera/PVA Electrospun Nanofibers for Protective Clothing. Materials. 2020; 13(17):3884. https://doi.org/10.3390/ma13173884
Chicago/Turabian StyleKhanzada, Haleema, Abdul Salam, Muhammad Bilal Qadir, Duy-Nam Phan, Tufail Hassan, Muhammad Usman Munir, Khalid Pasha, Nafees Hassan, Muhammad Qamar Khan, and Ick Soo Kim. 2020. "Fabrication of Promising Antimicrobial Aloe Vera/PVA Electrospun Nanofibers for Protective Clothing" Materials 13, no. 17: 3884. https://doi.org/10.3390/ma13173884