The innovative fabrication of nano-natural antimicrobial agent@polymeric microgels-TiO2 hybrid films capable of absorbing UV and antibacterial on touch screen panel

Abstract It is significant to develop a protective film (coating) for touch screen panels with combined absorbing UV and antibacterial performances. This work developed a smart strategy to fabricate multifunctional protective films for touch screen panels. Polymeric microgels of polyquaternium-10 (PQ) and sodium alginate (SA) were firstly fabricated based on electrostatic interactions. The PQ-SA microgels solution was then cast on a glass substrate to produce PQ-SA films. Further, peroxo titanic acid as cross-linking agent was employed to cross link PQ-SA films via forming coordination bonds between polymers and Ti of peroxo titanic acid, whereafter TiO2 nanoparticles were generated in situ in PQ-SA films by hydrolyzing the peroxo titanic acid to endow PQ-SA films with excellent absorbing UV ability. Moreover, water-soluble quercetin and resveratrol nanoparticles are fabricated by incorporating solvent exchange method and borate esterification reaction and were loaded into the PQ-TiO2-SA films to give the films good antibacterial performance. The as-prepared multifunctional films not only exhibit excellent absorbing UV, filtering visible light and antibacterial properties, but also possess good water resistance, abrasion resistance, self-healing performances and high adhesion to a glass substrate. We believe that present multifunctional film as a protective film for touch screen panels can provide protection for users.