ANALYSIS OF MECHANICAL PROPERTIES AND ANTIBACTERIAL ACTIVITY AGAINST STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS OF KNITTED FABRICS PREPARED FROM NANO-ZNO TWISTED YARNS
Keywords:
Zinc oxide nanoparticles (ZnO NPs), Staphylococcus aureus(S. aureus), coefficient of twist, knitted fabrics, colony countAbstract
This study investigates the effects of the twisting process of yarns containing zinc oxide nanoparticles (ZnO NPs) on the mechanical properties and antibacterial performance of knitted fabrics, and evaluates their feasibility as functional textile materials. Two- and three-ply ZnO-containing yarns were prepared using a ring-twisting machine at various speeds to obtain twist coefficients ranging from 0 to 5. The twisted yarns were then fabricated into knitted fabrics and evaluated for their physical properties, including hairiness, tensile strength, air permeability, and water vapor transmission rate (WVTR). Results revealed that increasing the twist coefficient significantly reduced yarn hairiness, indicating enhanced fiber compactness. The fabrics with a twist coefficient of 3 (samples 2Zn-3C-K and 3Zn-3C-K) exhibited optimal mechanical strength and air permeability, whereas excessive twisting (≥4) led to a decrease in tensile strength due to fiber over-twisting.For antibacterial evaluation, Staphylococcus aureus (S. aureus) was used as the test strain. The results showed a marked reduction in bacterial colonies with increasing twist coefficients, achieving antibacterial rates of 87% and 90% for samples 2Zn-5C-K and 3Zn-5C-K, respectively.
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