US-Egypt Cooperative Research: Production of New Biocidal Textiles Using Advanced Nano and Melt Spinning Techniques

0809520Kotek该项目支持北卡罗来纳州立大学罗利纺织学院的Richard Kotek博士和埃及开罗国家研究中心的Samiha Mahmoud博士的合作研究。他们计划研究利用先进的纳米和熔融纺丝技术生产新型杀生纺织品。技术优点：由于致命疾病在世界上的出现，杀生纺织品正变得越来越重要。由非织造布或机织合成纤维及其混纺纤维生产的这些纺织品的生产和功能化的目的是为了将其引入纺织业。在含有杀生纳米粒子(无机或有机化合物或多聚活性单体)的情况下，合成纤维的熔融纺丝工艺被用来制造含有季铵盐、中心或其他的杀生纤维。具有抗菌杀虫活性的生物杀菌纺织品将由聚丙烯、聚酰胺和聚酯进行中试生产，然后转移到该行业。抗菌整理的效果及其对反复洗涤或干洗的耐久性有待测试。对合成纤维织物在热处理、回潮和染色等方面的改善性能进行评估。指定纤维的生产成本和最终用途。这些纤维的抗菌和杀虫活性将受到影响，并与空白纤维进行比较。这项工作应导致开发新的潜在手段，利用纳米和熔融纺丝技术将不同物理/化学特性的纳米颗粒纳入纺织材料中。鉴于两个实验室的专业知识以及过去和现在的研究活动，预计合作将取得成功。广泛的影响：将生产新的纳米杀生纺织品材料，这可能导致专利技术的开发，埃及实验室将获得这些专利技术。反过来，这将为埃及提供机会，建立一个与生物杀灭纺织材料生产相关的新产业。该项目将加强研究领域的合作和能力，并可能创造专利材料。该项目得到了美国-埃及联合基金计划的支持，该计划为两国的科学家和工程师提供资助，以开展这些合作活动。

0809520KotekThis project supports collaborative research by Dr. Richard Kotek, College of Textiles, North Carolina State University, Raleigh and Dr. Samiha Mahmoud, National Research Center, Cairo, Egypt. They plan a study on ?Production of New Biocidal Textiles Using Advanced Nano and Melt Spinning Techniques? Technical Merit: Biocidal textiles are becoming more important due to the appearance of fatal diseases in the world. Production and functionalization of these textiles which are produced from non-woven or woven synthetic fibers & their blends are done with the aim to be introduced to the textile industry. Melt spinning process of synthetic fibers in presence of biocidal nano-particles (inorganic or organic compounds or ploy active monomers) is used to create biocidal fibers containing quaternary ammonium salts sites or others. Biocidal textiles of antimicrobial & insecticidal activities will be produced from polypropylene, polyamide & polyester on a pilot scale & then transferred to the industry. The effectiveness of antimicrobial finish and its durability to repeated washing or dry cleaning is to be tested. Improvement properties of synthetic fabrics to thermal treatment, moisture regain and dyeing will be evaluated. Production cost and end-uses of the fibers specified. The antimicrobial and insecticidal activities of these fibers will be effected and compared to the blanks. The work should result in the development of new potential means of incorporating nanoparticles of different physical/chemical characteristics into textile materials using the nano and melt spinning technology. The collaboration is expected to be successful, given the expertise and past and current research activities of both laboratories.Broader impacts: New nano biocidal-based textile materials will be produced and this could lead to possible development of patented technologies that will be available to the Egyptian laboratory. In turn this will provide Egypt with the opportunity to establish a new industry related to biocidal textile materials production. The project will enhance collaboration and capabilities in the research areas, and may also create patented materials. This project is being supported under the US-Egypt Joint Fund Program, which provides grants to scientists and engineers in both countries to carry out these cooperative activities.