Preparation of Zinc Oxide Nanomaterial and Research and Development of Antibacterial Property

Abstract

Children using environmentally unfriendly furniture are more likely to suffer from allergic rhinitis, respiratory infections, and leukemia. The green design of children’s furniture must consider anti-formaldehyde, deodorant, antibacterial, and antiviral factors. This paper prepares a zinc oxide (ZnO) nanomaterial for children’s furniture, and researches and develops the antibacterial property of the nanomaterial. The main contents include the synthesis method and preparation process, material morphology and structure characterization, and antibacterial performance testing. The practical substrate modification of the material was realized by pre-depositing polydopamine particles. In this way, the ZnO nanomaterial could apply to a wider range of children’s furniture, become more durable, and realize efficient multi-mechanism synergistic sterilization. Experimental results show that the prepared material has a good antibacterial property.