Table 2 Summary of the type of nanoparticles used for antibacterial or antifungal activity
Antibacterial agent | Fabrics | Antibacterial or antifungal tests |
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Silver-tricalcium phosphate NPs (Ag/TCP) | Polyamide | E. coli and S. sanguinis, 2011 [38] |
Silver nanoparticles | Polyester | E. coli and S. aureus, 2010 [40] |
Silver nanoparticles | Polyester and polyamide | E. coli and S. aureus; laundering durability pretreatment: corona, 2008 [41] |
Silver nanoparticles | Polyester and polyamide | C. albicans; laundering durability pretreatment: corona, 2009 [42] |
Silver nanoparticles | Polyester | E. coli and S. aureus; laundering durability pretreatment: radio frequency (RF) plasma, 2010 [43] |
Silver nanoparticles | Polyester | S. aureus, S. epidermidis, P. aeruginosa, and C. albicans, 2008 [46] |
Silver ammonia complex | Polyamide | E. coli; laundering durability pretreatment: glutaraldehyde (GDA), 2010 [47] |
Silver ammonia complex | Polyamide | E. coli and S. aureus, 2012 [48] |
Silver ammonia complex | Polyamide | E. coli and S. aureus; laundering durability, 2014 [49] |
Silver nanoparticles | Polyamide | E. coli and S. aureus, 2015 [50] |
Silver nanoparticles (in situ synthesis) | Polyester | E. coli and S. aureus, 2013 [51] |
Copper nanoparticles (in situ synthesis) | Polyamide | S. aureus, 2013 [52] |
TiO2 nanoparticles | Polyester/wool | E. coli, 2011 [54] |
TiO2 nanoparticles | Polyester | E. coli pretreatment: oxygen and argon plasma, 2010 [58] |
TiO2 nanoparticles | Polyester | E. coli Pretreatment: corona/air RF plasma, 2011 [59] |
SiO2 nanoparticles | Polyester | E. coli and S. aureus; laundering durability binder: acrylate polymer, 2013 [55] |
ZnO nanoparticles | Cotton/polyester | E. coli and M. luteus, 2014 [56] |
Ag/ZnO composite nanoparticles | Cotton/polyester | E. coli and M. luteus, 2014 [61] |
Silver-doped silica-complex nanoparticles | Polyester | E. coli and S. aureus, 2014 [62] |
Chitosan and silver-loaded chitosan nanoparticles | Polyester | S. aureus, 2011 [63] |
Mixture of silver and TiO2 nanoparticles | Polyester | E. coli, S. aureus and C. albicans, 2011 [64] |
Silica sols with silver nanoparticles | Polyamide | E. coli; laundering durability, 2010 [65] |
Gold nanoparticles | Polypropylene | E. coli and S. aureus; laundering durability pretreatment: air plasma treatment, 2013 [66] |
Silver nanoparticles | Polypropylene/polyethylene | E. coli, Klebsiella pneumoniae, and S. aureus, 2005 [67] |