Nano zinc oxide ZNO is a new type of multifunctional fine inorganic material. Due to the miniaturization of particles, nano zinc oxide powder produces surface effects, small size effects, quantum effects and macro quantum tunneling effects that are not available in bulk materials. It exhibits many special properties, such as non-toxic, non-migrating, fluorescent, piezoelectric, antibacterial and deodorizing, absorbing and scattering ultraviolet rays, etc. Due to the abundant sources of ZnO raw materials and low prices, while zinc is also a mineral element necessary for the human body, nano-ZnO has become one of the hotspots in the research of inorganic antibacterial agents.
Nano-zinc oxide also has many new uses in the field of science and technology, such as manufacturing gas sensors, phosphors, antibacterial materials, ultraviolet shielding materials, varistors, image recording materials, piezoelectric materials, pressure-sensitive materials, varistors, high-efficiency roughness, and magnetism. Materials and plastic films, etc.
There are two antibacterial mechanisms of nano-zinc oxide ZNO:
Photocatalytic antibacterial mechanism. That is, nano-zinc oxide can decompose negatively charged electrons in water and air under the irradiation of sunlight, especially ultraviolet light, while leaving positively charged holes, which can stimulate oxygen change in the air. It is active oxygen, and it oxidizes with a variety of microorganisms, thereby killing the bacteria.
The antibacterial mechanism of metal ion dissolution is that zinc ions will gradually be released. When it comes into contact with the bacteria, it will combine with the active protease in the bacteria to make it inactive, thereby killing the bacteria.
The antibacterial finishing and research on cotton fabrics by nano-zinc oxide and ordinary zinc oxide found that the antibacterial effect of nano-zinc oxide is the result of two antibacterial mechanisms of photocatalysis and metal ion elution. Nano-zinc oxide has antibacterial properties against Staphylococcus aureus Stronger than E. coli, the smaller the size of the nanoparticles, the stronger the photocatalytic effect.
The practical applications of nano-zinc oxide ZNO in antibacterial and anti-ultraviolet functions are summarized as follows:
The field of daily necessities
Applications in apparel, such as sweatshirts, blouses, uniforms, trousers, professional wear, swimwear and children’s wear. It is also used in industry and decoration, such as: advertising cloth, outdoor decoration cloth and so on.
Professional hygiene
For medical use, the antibacterial polyester staple fiber of nano-zinc oxide can be blended with cotton to make hospital bed sheets, surgical gowns, doctor work clothes, patient clothes, etc. For civilian use, it can be used in the food industry and various bedding, furniture cloth, decorative cloth, etc., sterile surgical gowns, sterile masks, sanitary covering materials, etc.
Fields of outdoor work
The anti-ultraviolet properties of nano-zinc oxide make it can be used to produce all kinds of parasols, curtains, transportation tarps and all kinds of tent cloths.
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