Preparation of quaternary ammonium salt of chitosan nanoparticles and their textile properties on Antheraea pernyi silk modification

Abstract

A novel eco-friendly finishing agent of quaternary chitosan nanoparticles was prepared in two steps from a chitosan with low molecular weight. The water-soluble quaternary ammonium salt of chitosan, N-[(2-hydroxy-3-trimethylammonium)propyl] chitosan chloride (HTCC), was first synthesized in heterogeneous system by quaternization, and then HTCC was further prepared to nanoparticles via ionotropic gelation reaction in the presence of 1, 2, 3, 4-butane tetracarboxylic acid and sodium hypophosphite. The size distribution and morphology of the HTCC particles were characterized using a laser particle size analyzer and transmission electron microscope (TEM). When Antheraea pernyi (A. pernyi) silk fabric was treated with HTCC nanoparticles by using a conventional dip-pad-dry-cure process, the modified A. pernyi silk fabric demonstrated durable wrinkle-resistant property, shrinkage-resistant property and antimicrobial activities against Staphylococcus aureus and Escherichia coli, even after being exposed to 50 consecutive home-laundering conditions. However, the modification of A. pernyi silk fabric caused breaking strength loss, breaking elongation reduction and initial modulus rise to some extent.

Keywords

functional modification quaternary ammonium salt of chitosan nanoparticles antimicrobial activity wrinkle-resistant property

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