Cu₂O Water Dispersions and Nano-Cu₂O/Fabric Composite: Preparation by Pulsed Laser Ablation, Characterization and Antibacterial Properties

Abstract:

Colloidal solutions of copper (I) oxide, Cu₂O, were obtained by pulsed laser ablation of metallic copper target in distilled water using fundamental harmonic of Nd:YAG laser (1064 nm, 7 ns, 20 Hz). Nanocolloids obtained were applied to cotton fabric. Nanoparticles composition and structure were studied by UV-Vis and Raman spectroscopy, transmission and scanning electron microscopy, and XRD. Antibacterial activity of Cu₂O nanoparticles on cotton fabric to E.coli bacteria was demonstrated in comparison with zinc oxide nanoparticles.

• Periodical: Nano Hybrids and Composites (Volume 13)
• Pages: 75-81
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.4028/www.scientific.net/NHC.13.75
• Online since: January 2017
• Authors: Valery A. Svetlichnyi*, Darya A. Goncharova, Anastasiia V. Shabalina, Ivan N. Lapin, Anna L. Nemoykina
• Keywords: Absorption Spectra, Antibacterial Activity, Copper (I) Oxide, Cu₂O, Nanocolloid, Nano-Cu₂O/Cotton Fabric Composite, Nanoparticles, Pulsed Laser Ablation

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