Progressive applications of synthesized isatin-based reactive dye: fabrics dyeing, corrosion inhibition, and antimicrobial activity
Mervat El-Sedik, Saadia Abd Elmegied, Tarek Aysha, Amal M. Abdel-karim, Bassant Gaber, Safia A. Mahmoud · 2025
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Description
One dye that colors cloth, shields steel, and kills germs would be a handy material. Mervat El-Sedik and co-authors built such a dye in 2025, joining a reactive dye frame to an isatin unit, and confirmed its structure with several instruments. The dye took to both cotton and wool well across doses and acidity levels.
Dyed cloth held its color through washing, rubbing, and sweat tests, with good light stability. In strong acid, the dye protected carbon steel, reaching near ninety-nine percent blocking of corrosion at the top dose, by sticking to the surface in a dense film. It also fought two common bacteria, and microscope images showed dyed cloth resisting bacterial growth. Docking simulations rounded out the germ study.
Catalog record
| CREATOR | Mervat El-Sedik, Saadia Abd Elmegied, Tarek Aysha, Amal M. Abdel-karim, Bassant Gaber, Safia A. Mahmoud |
|---|---|
| YEAR | 2025 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 73 KB |
| VERSION | 1.0 |
| LICENSE | CC BY 4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |