{"title":"Synergetic flame retardant and antimicrobial cotton fabrics via phosphorus-incorporated core–shell particles","authors":"Anuja P. Rananavare, Jaewoong Lee","doi":"10.1007/s10570-025-06683-9","DOIUrl":null,"url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>We developed a simple, water-based approach to produce flame-retardant and antimicrobial cotton fabrics using phosphorus-functionalized ZIF-8 nanoparticles and tannic acid (TA). The composite was synthesized via a one-step process, where TA forms coordinate bonds with metal ions on the ZIF-8 surface, ensuring uniform deposition on the cotton fabric. The bio-based TA-PA-ZIF-8@cotton demonstrated enhanced flame retardancy, achieving a limiting oxygen index of 32% and a char length of only 1.5 cm in the vertical flame test. Additionally, the modified fabric exhibited strong antimicrobial activity against E. coli and S. aureus, highlighting its potential for multifunctional textile applications.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":511,"journal":{"name":"Cellulose","volume":"32 14","pages":"8609 - 8633"},"PeriodicalIF":4.8000,"publicationDate":"2025-08-22","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":"0","resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":null,"PeriodicalName":"Cellulose","FirstCategoryId":"88","ListUrlMain":"https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s10570-025-06683-9","RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"工程技术","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":null,"EPubDate":"","PubModel":"","JCR":"Q1","JCRName":"MATERIALS SCIENCE, PAPER & WOOD","Score":null,"Total":0}
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Abstract
We developed a simple, water-based approach to produce flame-retardant and antimicrobial cotton fabrics using phosphorus-functionalized ZIF-8 nanoparticles and tannic acid (TA). The composite was synthesized via a one-step process, where TA forms coordinate bonds with metal ions on the ZIF-8 surface, ensuring uniform deposition on the cotton fabric. The bio-based TA-PA-ZIF-8@cotton demonstrated enhanced flame retardancy, achieving a limiting oxygen index of 32% and a char length of only 1.5 cm in the vertical flame test. Additionally, the modified fabric exhibited strong antimicrobial activity against E. coli and S. aureus, highlighting its potential for multifunctional textile applications.
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Cellulose is an international journal devoted to the dissemination of research and scientific and technological progress in the field of cellulose and related naturally occurring polymers. The journal is concerned with the pure and applied science of cellulose and related materials, and also with the development of relevant new technologies. This includes the chemistry, biochemistry, physics and materials science of cellulose and its sources, including wood and other biomass resources, and their derivatives. Coverage extends to the conversion of these polymers and resources into manufactured goods, such as pulp, paper, textiles, and manufactured as well natural fibers, and to the chemistry of materials used in their processing. Cellulose publishes review articles, research papers, and technical notes.