Preparation and controlled release effect of soybean protein/multicarboxylic acids modified cotton fabric

To develop an eco-friendly and multifunctional cotton fabric,the modification treatment of cotton fabric was undertaken using citric acid,maleic acid and soybean protein so that the chemical bonding between soybean protein and cotton fabric was formed through the bridging function of multicarboxylic acids.Effects of treating conditions on the weighting percentage of cotton fabric were analyzed and the optimized process parameters were obtained.The characterization of infrared spectra and X-ray photoelectron spectrometry showed that the esterification crosslinking occurred between multicarboxylic acids and macromolecules of cotton fiber according to ring-anhydride mechanism,while the soybean protein was adhered to the cotton fabric with amido bond by the bridging function of multicarboxylic acids.The breaking strength of soybean protein modified cotton fabric slightly decreased,whereas the anti-ultraviolet-ray property of the modified cotton fabric after cactus extract treatment improved remarkably.Furthermore,the drug controlled release test showed that when soybean protein modified cotton fabric was used as the carrier for cactus extract,good controlled release effect was achieved.