Development of cellulose materials with antibacterial properties

Cotton textile is an ideal environment for the growth of microorganisms such as bacteria and fungi. Therefore, the development of antimicrobial textiles has attracted the attention of a wide range of researchers, and there is a rapidly growing market for antimicrobial textiles. The objects of this monograph are cellulose fabric and zinc oxide nanoparticles. The following research methods were used: electron microscopic to study the morphological features of cellulose fabrics; energy dispersive analysis for elemental analysis of solids; antibacterial activity of cellulose fabric to study the microbiological activity of untreated and treated fabric. As a result of the work, a method to improve the microbiological resistance of cellulose textile materials by treating them with zinc oxide nanoparticles was proposed. A pure composition with antimicrobial properties based on zinc oxide nanoparticles has been developed.