The aim and novelty of this work was to compare the adsorption of totally-soluble chitosan (acidic solution) against the adsorption of precipitated chitosan, onto cellulose fibers. The influences of both these chitosan-adsorption procedures on a final amino group's content in functionalized cellulose fibers were studied, using potentiometric titration and the conventional spectrophotometric C.I. Acid Orange 7 method. Surface modification and adsorption of chitosan were, in addition, monitored by determining XPS spectra. The antimicrobial activities of both chitosan- functionalised cellulose fibers were examined, in regard to pathogen bacteria and fungus.
MeganB. T., Production of Bioactive Cellulose Films Reconstituted from Ionic Liquids, Biomacromolecules, 5(4), 1379–1384, (2004).
4.
RabeaE. I., Chitosan as antimicrobial agent: applications and mode of action, Biomacromolecules, 4(6), 1457–1465, (2003).
5.
Ravi KumarM. N. V., A review of chitin and chitosan applications, Reactive & Functional Polymers, 46, 1–27, (2000).
6.
CzajaW., Microbial cellulose – The natural power to heal wounds, Journal of Biomaterials, 27(2), 145–151, (2006).
7.
Fras ZemljičL., Improvement of Chitosan Adsorption onto Cellulosic Fabrics by Plasma Treatment, Biomacromolecules, 10(5), 1181–1187, (2009).
8.
HoenichN., Cellulose for medical applications: Past, present, and future, BioResources, 1(2), 270–280, (2006).
9.
KaputskiiF., Combination of oxidative and hydrolytic functions of nitric acid in production of enterosorbents based on carboxylated microcrystalline cellulose, Fibre Chemistry, 37, 417–504, (2006).
10.
Kotel'nikovaN. E., Silver Intercalation into Cellulose Matrix. An X-Ray Scattering, Solid-State 13C NMR, IR, X-Ray Photoelectron, and Raman Study, Russian Journal of General Chemistry, 73(3), 418–426, (2003).
11.
LimS. H., and HudsonS. M., Synthesis and antimicrobial activity of a water-soluble chitosan derivative with a fiber-reactive group, Carbohydrate Research, 339, 313–319, (2004).
12.
YangQ., Studies of cross-linking reaction on chitosan fiber with glyoxal, Carbohydrate Polymers, 59(2), 205–210, (2005).
13.
LiuJ. W. Q., and WangA., Synthesis and characterization of chitosan-g-poly(acrylic acid)/sodium humate superabsorbent, Carbohydrate Polymers, 70, 166–173, (2007).
14.
SakaiY., Chitosan-Coating of Cellulosic Materials Using an Aqueous Chitosan-CO2 Solution, Polymer Journal, 34, 144–148, (2002).
15.
ChungY. S., Durable Press and Antimicrobial Finishing of Cotton Fabrics with a Citric Acid and Chitosan Treatment, Textile Research Journal, 68(10), 722–755, (1998).
16.
ČakaraD., Protonation behavior of cotton fabric with irreversibly adsorbed chitosan: a potentiometric titration study, Carbohydrate Polymers, 78(1), 36–40, (2009).
17.
MaghamiG. G., and RobertsG. A. F., Studies on the adsorption of anionic dyes on chitosan, Macromolecular Chemistry, 189, 2239–2243, (1988).
18.
Fras ZemljičL., Analysis of the oxidation of cellulose fibers by titration and XPS, Colloids and surfaces A: Physicochemical and Engineering Aspects, 260, 101–108, (2005).
19.
JohanssonL. S., Monitoring fiber surfaces with XPS in papermaking process, Microchimica Acta, 138, 217–223, (2002).
20.
Sang-HoonL., and HudsonS. M., Synthesis and antimicrobial activity of a water-soluble chitosan derivative with a fiber-reactive group, Carbohydrate Research, 339, 313–319, (2004).
21.
PollH. U., Penetration of plasma effects into textile structures, Surface & Coatings Technology, 142–144, 489–493 (2001).
