Rajapakshe RBSD Author
Subjects of specialization
Affiliation
Thin Films and Nanotechnology, SEM Analysis, Thin Film Deposition, Nanomaterials Synthesis, Nanostructured Materials
Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science, University of Peradeniya, Sri Lanka
RBSD Rajapakshe currently works at the Department of Chemistry, University of Peradeniya. RBSD does research in Polymer Chemistry, Nanotechnology and Materials Chemistry. Their most recent publication is 'Multi-Functional Cotton Fabrics with Self-Assembled TiO2 Nanoparticle Seed/TiO2 Nanorod/ZnO Nanoparticle/ Stearic Acid Nanotechnological Architectures'.
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Author(s): Rajapakshe RBSD, Thennakoon CA, Zajid AMA, Rajapakse RMG and Sanath Rajapakse
With the intricate day-to-day lives of the modern people, simple and time-efficient accessories are always needed to make their daily routine more convenient and comfortable. When it comes to the garment materials, it would be particularly important to have low energy and less time consuming ways to turn them cleaner. Herein, this work has introduced a novel method to manufacture multi-functional textiles, possessing antimicrobial, self-cleaning and super-hydrophobic properties via a nano-technological approach. Titanium dioxide nano-rods and Zinc oxide nanoparticles together with self-assembled stearic acid molecules had been used as the nano-technological components to give these multi-functional properties for cotton fabric. The method was very simple and... view moreĀ»