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Development of a microbial coating for cellulosic surface using aloe vera and
silane
#MMPMIDC7669238
Chauhan P
; Kumar A
?-/-? 2020[Dec]; 1
(?): 100015
PMIDC7669238
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The highly contagious nature of SARS-CoV-2 (COVID-19) virus has created a havoc
effect all over the world in a very short period. The most effective method for
precaution of this virus as suggested by WHO is use of PPEs (triple layered face
mask, body suits) and social distancing. However, the frontline doctors and
medical staff have high risk of exposure to the virus during treatments and
removal and discarding of the PPEs. Also the PPEs are of the onetime use and
wearing these PPEs in hot and humid seasons is very uncomfortable. A possible
solution of this problem is if clothes are anti-bacterial and anti-viral in
nature, one single-layered will be sufficient and the spread of virus will also
be minimized. Considering this, we have designed a facile and durable anti-wash
antimicrobial coating on cloth by aloe vera and hexadecyltrimethoxysilane
(HDTMS). In lab scale study, present coating shows good chemical and thermal
stability making it reusable multiple times even after repeated washing. The
coated cloth reveals the excellent anti-dirt and stain resistance properties
leading to complete non-adherence of dirt and stain (e.g. Color, food, ink) on
it. Anti-bacterial and anti-fungi properties of the coated cloth were confirmed
by doing E. coli (bacteria) and A. Niger (fungus) culture studies, respectively.
This coating is imbibed with well-known anti-viral agent aloe vera which inhibits
the attachment of the virus on the surface. The water-repellent nature of the
coating combined with the use anti-viral agent, aloe vera makes it a potential
anti-COVID-19 coating.
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