This invention provides an antibacterial cotton
fiber based on silver-
doped carbon quantum dots (Ag-CQDs), its preparation method, and its applications, belonging to the field of functional
textile materials technology. This invention employs a
microwave method for the rapid synthesis of silver-
doped carbon quantum dots (Ag-CQDs). Utilizing the instantaneous high temperature, uniform heating, and
electron transfer-promoting properties of microwaves, silver ions rapidly combine with the
oxygen- and
nitrogen-containing functional groups of the carbon precursor, forming a covalent / coordination
composite structure of silver-
doped carbon quantum dots. Further
chemical modification of the cotton
fiber generates numerous active reaction sites on its surface. Finally, Ag-CQDs are firmly loaded onto the cotton
fiber surface and surface voids through covalent bonds, coordination bonds, and
hydrogen bonds, forming a uniform, continuous, strong, and washable
antibacterial coating. The resulting silver-doped carbon
quantum dot-based cotton fiber exhibits long-lasting antibacterial properties, along with
low toxicity, high stability, and good
bonding strength, demonstrating excellent application prospects in the field of long-lasting antibacterial
textile materials.