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PDF Antisoiling and Antibacterial Modification of Textiles using Fluoroalkyl Containing Oligomers

【Supercategory:7. DESCENTE SPORTS SCIENCE Subcategory:7.27 Vol.27

 New type blocked isocyanate co-oligomers containing both fluoroalkyl and cation segments were synthesized. In the antimicrobial activity tests, all co-oligomers showed the high antibacterial activities against both Escherichia coli and Staphylococcus aureus.
 By using these co-oligomers, antisoiling, antibacterial modifications of textiles (especially cellulose) were studied. Through measuring contact angles and XPS spectra, it was shown that the textile surfaces modified with fluoroalkylated co-oligomers containing ammonium and phosphonium segments changed to water- and oil-repellent, namely antisoiling, while non-fluoroalkylated oligomers could not change the surfaces to water- and oil-repellent.
 The surfaces modified with the co-oligomer containing phosphonium segments were found to exhibit a high antibacterial activity against Staphylococcus aureus, but not against Escherichia coli. Moreover, the co-oligomers containing phosphonium segments were found to retard the multiplication of Aureobasidium pullulans and Cladosporium even when the concentration of oligomers was lower than 0.01%.

DESCENTE SPORTS SCIENCE Vol.27/THE DESCENTE AND ISHIMOTO MEMORIAL FOUNDATION FOR THE PROMOTION SPORTS SCIENCE
Researcher Tokuzo Kawase, Tatsuo Oida
University or institution Department of Chemistry and Materials Technology, Kyoto Institute of Technology

Keywords

isocyanate co-oligomers, antimicrobial activity, fluoroalkylated co-oligomers, antisoiling