A functionalized fabric as a self-decontaminating textile for trapping and degrading organophosphorus nerve agents†

Abstract

A new decontamination textile involving a cyclodextrin derivative bearing an iodosobenzoate group was developed. It proved its efficiency against soman to decontaminate solid surfaces and to allow up to 3- to 4-fold improvement in accelerating the hydrolysis of the toxic compound under mild conditions. This opens the way to new technologies for decontamination of tools and designing of self-decontaminating protective equipment against chemical weapons.