Antimicrobial nylon composite material, preparation method thereof and application in brushes

An antimicrobial nylon composite material, comprising the following raw materials:

• a nylon matrix material, accounting for 50-90% of a total volume,
• an antimicrobial agent, accounting for 1-5% of the total volume,
• a reinforcing agent, accounting for 5-40% of the total volume, and
• a plant material, accounting for 1-5% of the total volume,
• the plant material comprising tea tree essential oil, clove oil and eucalyptus essential oil in a weight ratio of 1:1:1,
• the nylon matrix material being selected from one of nylon 6, nylon 66 and nylon 12,
• the antimicrobial agent being a silver ion antimicrobial agent having a purity higher than 99%, and
• the reinforcing agent comprising a fiber reinforcing agent and a particle reinforcing agent in a weight ratio of 1:1,
• the fiber reinforcing agent being at least one of a glass fiber and a carbon fiber, and
• the particle reinforcing agent being at least one of wollastonite and metal particles,
• antimicrobial rates of the antimicrobial nylon composite material against Escherichia coli (E. coli) and Staphylococcus aureus (S. aureus) reaching 99% or more.