Development of durable sulfur nanoparticle-based antifungal coatings for cotton fabrics
Nirasha Jayawardhana, Kasindu Pramod, Danushika C. Manatunga, Nuwan De Silva · 2026
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Description
Nirasha Jayawardhana and three colleagues coat cotton cloth with sulfur nanoparticles to stop fungal growth. Cotton soaks up moisture, which invites fungi that stain, weaken, and soil the fabric. The team made tiny sulfur particles by a simple chemical route and soaked woven cotton in them so the particles spread through the fibers. Treated cloth then faced a common mold in a standard test.
Growth of the mold was strongly curbed compared with plain cotton. After five and ten wash cycles the cloth still fought the fungus, showing the particles cling well to the fibers. Jayawardhana and the team pitch sulfur as a low poison, metal free finish for health care cloth and protective gear, where lasting hygiene matters.
Catalog record
| CREATOR | Nirasha Jayawardhana, Kasindu Pramod, Danushika C. Manatunga, Nuwan De Silva |
|---|---|
| YEAR | 2026 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 47 KB |
| LICENSE | https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |