TY  - JOUR
TI  - Antimicrobial treatment based on green silver nanoparticles applied to textile heritage
AU  - Lite, Mihaela-Cristina
AU  - Constantinescu, Rodica Roxana
AU  - Badea, Nicoleta
AU  - Chirilă, Laura
AU  - Toma, Doina
AU  - Simion, Demetra
AU  - Popescu, Alina
T2  - Industria Textila
AB  - Nanomaterials science expanded its application in various directions (biomedical, smart materials, sensors,
optoelectronics, etc.). Silver nanoparticles (AgNPs) have been intensively tested within the textile department and
demonstrated antimicrobial activity when applied under various forms (commercial colloidal nano-silver, in situ
synthesis, etc.). The application of silver nanoparticles for historical artefacts conservation has been addressed, and
several papers have reported the use of such treatments for cultural heritage conservation. In this work, the historical
sample tested consisted of a cotton fabric, part of a priest’s costume, dating back to the 18 th century, provided by the
Church of Saint Nicolae “Dintr-o Zi”, located in Bucharest. The piece was treated with AgNPs-based treatment, which
was phyto-synthesised by using a plant aqueous extract. The effect of the treatment on the sample was examined by
studying fibres of the fabrics with electronic microscopy (SEM) and by quantifying the modification of the sample
appearance, using chromatic parameters measurements. The antimicrobial activity was tested against gram-positive
and gram-negative bacteria strains, Escherichia coli and Staphylococcus aureus, and the fungal strain Penicillium
hirsutum. The layer of silver nanoparticles was uniformly distributed on the surface of the historical textile fibres. The
changes in the appearance of the textile were minimal, with a total colour difference of 2.11. Evaluating the antimicrobial
activity, superior antifungal performance was observed against the Penicillium hirsutum strain (for which the inhibition
zone value was 12.5 mm). The FTIR spectrum demonstrated that the integrity of the textile fibre is maintained following
the application of the treatment.
DA  - 2025/06/30/
PY  - 2025
DO  - 10.35530/IT.076.03.202498
DP  - DOI.org (Crossref)
VL  - 76
IS  - 03
SP  - 358
EP  - 364
SN  - 12225347
UR  - https://www.revistaindustriatextila.ro/images/2025/3/07%20LITE%20INDUSTRIA%20TEXTILA%20no.3_2025.pdf
Y2  - 2025/07/08/17:37:56
ER  -