Functionalization of polyethylene terephthalate knitted fabric with cowpea protein and biopolymer complex: Applications for enhancing wettability and UV-Protection properties

Hashim Sliman; Xue Dong; Tao Zhao

doi:10.1016/j.jcis.2019.12.126

Functionalization of polyethylene terephthalate knitted fabric with cowpea protein and biopolymer complex: Applications for enhancing wettability and UV-Protection properties

J Colloid Interface Sci. 2020 Apr 1:565:360-367. doi: 10.1016/j.jcis.2019.12.126. Epub 2019 Dec 28.

Authors

Hashim Sliman¹, Xue Dong², Tao Zhao³

Affiliations

¹ Department of Textile Chemistry and Dyeing and Finishing Engineering, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering and Biotechnology, Donghua University, Shanghai 201620, China; Key Lab of Science and Technology of Eco-Textiles, Donghua University, Ministry of Education, Shanghai 201620, China; Department of Textile, Industrial Research Consultancy Center, Ministry of Industry, Khartoum, Sudan.
² Department of Textile Chemistry and Dyeing and Finishing Engineering, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering and Biotechnology, Donghua University, Shanghai 201620, China; Key Lab of Science and Technology of Eco-Textiles, Donghua University, Ministry of Education, Shanghai 201620, China.
³ Department of Textile Chemistry and Dyeing and Finishing Engineering, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering and Biotechnology, Donghua University, Shanghai 201620, China; Key Lab of Science and Technology of Eco-Textiles, Donghua University, Ministry of Education, Shanghai 201620, China. Electronic address: tzhao@dhu.edu.cn.

PMID: 31981845
DOI: 10.1016/j.jcis.2019.12.126

Abstract

In recent years, increasing environmental awareness and human skin protection from harmful radiation of the sun has attracted attention amongst numerous researchers. Here, a simple strategy was developed to enhance the hydrophilicity and ultraviolet (UV) protection of polyethylene terephthalate (PET) knitted fabric surface via grafting green cowpea protein (CP) with gum arabic modified epoxy (GAE) as a cross-linking agent. Chemical grafting between pretreated PET and GAE as well as between GAE and CP improved the hydrophilicity and UV protection of PET knitted Fabric. The enhanced surface wettability was confirmed by the decreased water contact angle from 135° to zero °. Moreover, the UV protection factor rating of modified PET knitted fabric was higher, indicating that the modifier layer caused scattering and absorbance of UV light. This approach has shown promising results for improving hydrophilicity and UV protection with sustained mechanical durability of 7 washing cycles.

Keywords: Cowpea protein; Gums Arabic; Poly (ethylene terephthalate) (PET); Ultraviolet (UV) protection; Wettability.

MeSH terms

Biopolymers / chemistry*
Particle Size
Plant Proteins / chemistry*
Polyethylene Terephthalates / chemistry*
Surface Properties
Ultraviolet Rays*
Vigna / chemistry*
Wettability

Substances

Biopolymers
Plant Proteins
Polyethylene Terephthalates