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Investigating of silica-cinnamon hybrid cotton materials – preparation and characterization for medical application

Silica-cinnamon hybrid materials were prepared and characterized as a potential new material for medical application - medical textiles, i.e. wound dressings. Cinnamomum verum (cinnamon) contain compounds with a wide range of proven antibacterial, antiviral, antipyretic, anti-inflammatory and antifungal properties. Silica-cinnamon cotton fabrics were prepared by dip-coating from 3-glycidyloxypropyltrimethoxysilane (GLYMO) as a precursor with catalyst and with commercially available powder of cinnamon. The aim was to achieve cinnamon evenly distributed and represented along the fibres, still present in sufficiently quantity after laundering. The coatings were characterized by infrared spectroscopy (FTIR-ATR), scanning electron microscopy (SEM) and drop test.

Sol-gel, medical textiles, natural compounds, nanoparticles

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