Antibacterial properties of polyurethane coating
A new study aims to prepare antibacterial coatings based on polyurethane and curcumin-modified graphene oxide.
Curcumin-modified graphene oxide (GO-CU) as an antibacterial agent was prepared using the adsorption method. GO-CU was incorporated in polyurethane (PU) coatings at concentrations of 0.1 and 0.5 wt%. The antibacterial properties of GO-CU powder and PU coatings containing GO-CU were investigated by counting the colony-forming unit (CFU) of Escherichia coli (E. coli) strain.
Higher antibacterial effect
The results showed that curcumin was attached on GO-CU surface and curcumin content in GO-CU was about 32.9%. GO-CU provided a higher antibacterial effect against E. coli than GO. The antibacterial efficiency of PU coatings containing 0.1 wt% GO-CU was 85.8%; however, the increase in GO-CU concentration did not significantly increase the antibacterial efficiency of PU coating.
The study has been published in Journal of Coatings Technology and Research, Volume 18, 2021.
