Abstract
"In order to improve the anti-ultraviolet property and laundering durability of cotton fabrics, the cotton fabrics were cationized with epoxy propyl trimethylammonium chloride, and then boron-nitrogen-doped carbon quantum dots (BN-CQDs) were grafted onto the cationized cotton fabrics by the chemical reaction between the quaternary ammonium cation on the cotton fabrics and the carboxyl functional group on the surface of BN-CQDs. The structure, the ultraviolet protection performance and washing durability of the cotton fabrics grafted with BN-CQDs were characterized and tested. The results showed that the resultant cotton fabrics modified with BN-CQDs exhibited a very high ultraviolet protection factor (UPF). Even after 20 consecutive washings, the UPF value was still as high as 75.3, suggesting the promising potential of the modified fabrics as UV protective materials and their excellent laundering durability."
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