Simple Preparation of Multifunctional Luminescent Textile for Smart Packaging

Salhah D Al-Qahtani; Kholood Alkhamis; Alia Abdulaziz Alfi; Mona Alhasani; Mohamed H E El-Morsy; Anas Abdulhamid Sedayo; Nashwa M El-Metwaly

doi:10.1021/acsomega.2c01161

Simple Preparation of Multifunctional Luminescent Textile for Smart Packaging

ACS Omega. 2022 May 31;7(23):19454-19464. doi: 10.1021/acsomega.2c01161. eCollection 2022 Jun 14.

Authors

Salhah D Al-Qahtani¹, Kholood Alkhamis², Alia Abdulaziz Alfi³, Mona Alhasani³, Mohamed H E El-Morsy^{4

5}, Anas Abdulhamid Sedayo⁶, Nashwa M El-Metwaly^{3

7}

Affiliations

¹ Department of Chemistry, College of Science, Princess Nourah bint Abdulrahman University, P.O. Box 84428, Riyadh 11671, Saudi Arabia.
² Department of Chemistry, College of Science, University of Tabuk, Tabuk 71474, Saudi Arabia.
³ Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Applied Science, Umm Al Qura University, Makkah 24230, Saudi Arabia.
⁴ Deanship of Scientific Research, Umm Al-Qura University, Makkah 24382, Saudi Arabia.
⁵ Plant Ecology and Range Management Department, Desert Research, Center, Cairo 11753, Egypt.
⁶ Department of Medical Physics, Maternity and Children Hospital Makkah, Ministry of Health, Riyadh 12613, Saudi Arabia.
⁷ Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science, Mansoura University, El-Gomhoria Street, Dakahlia Governorate 35516, Egypt.

Abstract

Linen has been a significant material for textile packaging. Thus, the application of the simple spray-coating method to coat linen fibers with a flame-retardant, antimicrobial, hydrophobic, and anticounterfeiting luminescent nanocomposite is an innovative technique. In this new approach, the ecologically benign room-temperature vulcanizing (RTV) silicone rubber was employed to immobilize the environmentally friendly Exolit AP 422 (Ex) and lanthanide-doped strontium aluminum oxide (RESAO) nanoscale particles onto the linen fibrous surface. Both morphological properties and elemental compositions of RESAO and treated fabrics were examined by transmission electron microscopy (TEM), scanning electron microscopy (SEM), wavelength-dispersive X-ray fluorescence (WD-XRF), Fourier transform infrared (FTIR) spectroscopy, and energy-dispersive X-ray spectroscopy (EDX). In the fire resistance test, the treated linen fabrics produced a char layer, giving them the property of self-extinguishing. Furthermore, the coated linen samples' fire-retardant efficacy remained intact after 35 washing cycles. As the concentration of RESAO increased, so did the treated linen superhydrophobicity. Upon excitation at 366 nm, an emission band of 519 nm was generated from a colorless luminescent film deposited onto the linen surface. The coated linen displayed a luminescent activity by changing color from off-white beneath daylight to green beneath UV source, which was proved by CIE Lab parameters and photoluminescence spectral analysis. The photoluminescence effect was identified in the treated linen as reported by emission, excitation, and decay time spectral analysis. The comfort properties of coated linen fabrics were measured to assess their mechanical and comfort features. The treated linen exhibited excellent UV shielding and improved antimicrobial performance. The current simple strategy could be useful for large-scale production of multifunctional smart textiles such as packaging textiles.