Electrochemical deposition of silver nanoparticle and polymerization of pyrrole on fabrics via conducting multiwall carbon nanotubes

Abstract

The paper presents results of tests on the possibility of utilising fabric with a deposited spatial network of multiwall carbon nanotubes (MWCNTs) as electrodes in processes of their functionalization by electrochemical methods enabling deposition of metal nanoparticles, as well as—by electropolymerization—of conductive polymer nanocoatings. Cyclic voltammetry was employed in the testing, which was used to functionalise various types of fabrics covered with a MWCNT spatial network by depositing silver nanoparticles and polypyrrole (PPy) nanocoating, conferring bioactive properties and significantly increased specific capacity, respectively, to the layered hybrid textile materials acquired this way.