Figures & data
Table 1. Average crystallite size of CuO and TiO2 NPs on Am-Cot-CuO+TiO2 Scherrer equation (Scherrer, Citation1918).
Figure 4. XPS spectra of AmCot-CuO+TiO2, survey (a), Ti 2p (b), Cu 2p (c), C 1s (d), O 1s (e) and S 2P (f).
![Figure 4. XPS spectra of AmCot-CuO+TiO2, survey (a), Ti 2p (b), Cu 2p (c), C 1s (d), O 1s (e) and S 2P (f).](/cms/asset/8ab05490-da79-49d4-9d64-6241c852e200/wjnf_a_2346120_f0004_oc.jpg)
Figure 5. HRSEM micrographs at low-magnification (left,×100) and high-magnification (middle × 1000) and (right × 5000) of (a–d) AmtCot, AmCot-CuO+TiO2 (e–i) and AmCot-CuO+TiO2 after 50 washing cycles (j).
![Figure 5. HRSEM micrographs at low-magnification (left,×100) and high-magnification (middle × 1000) and (right × 5000) of (a–d) AmtCot, AmCot-CuO+TiO2 (e–i) and AmCot-CuO+TiO2 after 50 washing cycles (j).](/cms/asset/76711434-9dc1-4730-a97e-6a28401c95ee/wjnf_a_2346120_f0005_b.gif)
Figure 6. HRSEM micrographs at high magnification (scale bar 50 μm) of (a) AmCot, N and S mapping, (b) AmCot-CuO+TiO2, N and S mapping, and (c) AmCot-CuO+TiO2, Ti and Cu mapping.
![Figure 6. HRSEM micrographs at high magnification (scale bar 50 μm) of (a) AmCot, N and S mapping, (b) AmCot-CuO+TiO2, N and S mapping, and (c) AmCot-CuO+TiO2, Ti and Cu mapping.](/cms/asset/a322605d-cd45-4607-ba18-14d5806752e2/wjnf_a_2346120_f0006_oc.jpg)
Table 2. Colorimetric data for AmCot and AmCot-CuO+TiO2.
Table 3. Tensile strength and elongation of AmCot and AmCot-CuO+TiO2.
Figure 8. Optical images of the antibacterial activity according to the AATCC 147 test method of (a) AmCot, (b) AmCot-CuO+TiO2 against E. coli, and (c) AmCot, (d) AmCot-CuO+TiO2 against S. aureus.
![Figure 8. Optical images of the antibacterial activity according to the AATCC 147 test method of (a) AmCot, (b) AmCot-CuO+TiO2 against E. coli, and (c) AmCot, (d) AmCot-CuO+TiO2 against S. aureus.](/cms/asset/ffc09b91-a9bb-4a23-b71f-d3d4686ff70c/wjnf_a_2346120_f0008_oc.jpg)
Figure 9. Optical pictures of AmCot-CuO+TiO2 antibacterial washing durability upto 50 laboratory wash cycles.
![Figure 9. Optical pictures of AmCot-CuO+TiO2 antibacterial washing durability upto 50 laboratory wash cycles.](/cms/asset/2dc09649-c864-4536-8611-525463425940/wjnf_a_2346120_f0009_oc.jpg)
Table 4. AmCot-CuO+TiO2 inhibition zone diameter against E. coli and S. aureus.
Figure 10. UV-DRS spectra of amine modified AmCot, AmCot-CuO+TiO2 and AmCot-CuO+TiO2 (50) after 50 washing cycles.
![Figure 10. UV-DRS spectra of amine modified AmCot, AmCot-CuO+TiO2 and AmCot-CuO+TiO2 (50) after 50 washing cycles.](/cms/asset/6c4e1dde-7aa6-4966-a2a4-42bda5072385/wjnf_a_2346120_f0010_oc.jpg)
Table 5. UPF values of AmCot, AmCot-CuO+TiO2 and AmCot-CuO+TiO2 (50) after 50 washing cycles.
Figure 11. Water absorption percentage (a) and vapor transmission (b) cot, AmCot and AmCot-CuO+TiO2.
![Figure 11. Water absorption percentage (a) and vapor transmission (b) cot, AmCot and AmCot-CuO+TiO2.](/cms/asset/29c5fd2a-7745-4e96-9a0a-15e82d65d93e/wjnf_a_2346120_f0011_oc.jpg)