Comparative Study on Antimicrobial Activity of Four Bangladeshi Medicinal Plants Used as Antimicrobial Finishes on Cotton Fabric

Abstract

Antimicrobial finish is an overwhelming area in the field of medical textile. It has significant technical and commercial applications in healthcare. The operation which is done to improve the appearance and usefulness of the textile fabric is generally known as textile finishing. Among two types of textile finishing, mechanical and chemical, antimicrobial finishing can be counted in chemical finishing. Antimicrobial finish can change fabric's several properties, for instance aesthetic properties, physical properties, texture and appearance [1]. The application of natural antimicrobial finishes to textiles can protect the human body from microbes. Microbes are undetected in naked eyes as they are tiniest in nature. They include variety of micro-organism e. g bacteria, fungi, algae and virus [2]. Among two types of bacteria, gram positive bacteria such as Staphylococcus aureus are mainly responsible for wound infection, toxic shock, osteomyelitis and other diseases. Nonetheless, the gram-negative bacteria Escherichia coli causes several infection diseases [3]. Human body comes in contact with microbes while performing their daily activities such as human body create perspiration and odor, which contain pathogenic microbes. These microbes are responsible for degradation and discoloration of garments [4]. Moreover, Perspiration contains salts, amino acids, carboxylic acids and other nutrients which can degrade textile materials and become a good source of microbial growth. The agents that work against the microbes are known as antimicrobial agents,

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“…There are two different antimicrobial treatments that are applied to textiles: synthetic antimicrobial finishes (both organic and inorganic), and natural antimicrobial finishes. Synthetic antimicrobial agents used are antimicrobial dyes, quaternary ammonium compounds, triclosan, metals and metal salts such as silver, zinc, and copper and natural agents are those that utilize a variety of components from the plant or animal kingdom [5]. Although synthetic antimicrobial agents are very effective against microbial growth on textiles these are caused by different side effects on consumers' health and water pollution.…”

“…Ashraf et al [5] reported a comparative idea for the application of antimicrobial finishes on bleached cotton fabric using plant leaf extract. Overall, the result indicates the potentiality of these plant extract to be used for anti-microbial textile product [5].…”

“…Ashraf et al [5] reported a comparative idea for the application of antimicrobial finishes on bleached cotton fabric using plant leaf extract. Overall, the result indicates the potentiality of these plant extract to be used for anti-microbial textile product [5]. Zaghloul et al [9] showed the effect of a neem extract concentration of 15g/L on the antibacterial properties of the treated fabric expressed as inhibition zone diameter in presence of silicon microemulsion for gram-positive (S. aureus) and gram-negative (E. coli) bacteria.…”