Performance on Antibacterial Finishes for Textile Applications

Abstract

Microorganisms are found everywhere in our world and most of them cause infectious diseases to human beings such as viruses, fungi, pathogenic bacteria etc. Suitable conditions like nutrients, warmth and humidity may accelerate the growth of these harmful microbes on textiles which not only increase the risk of spreading diseases but also cause some unwanted effects to textile products including loss of strength, decoloration and unpleasant smell. Antimicrobial agents are ultimate solution which inhibit and kill the microorganisms and are applied to textile products. Antimicrobial textiles are consumed continuously where fabric surface is expected to contact microorganisms. Much attentions have paid for development and finishing of these functional agents onto textiles. Various kinds of antimicrobial agents and finishes which provides superior safety, recharge ability, durability and excellent disinfection power are discussed in this article.

Microencapsulation of lime (Citrus aurantifolia) oil for antibacterial finishing of cotton fabric

“… 9,10 The outcome will not only increase the spread risk of diseases but also degrade the quality of the textile products including loss in strength, color damage, and unpleasant odours. 11 To the best of our knowledge, the first study related to the manufacture of functional fabrics immobilized with microcapsule of C. aurantifolia essential oil (LO) was reported by Wijesirigunawardana & Perera in 2018. 12 Large-sized of LO microcapsules coated with biopolymers of chitosan and Arabic gum were developed and subsequently incorporated onto cotton fabrics using succinic acid binder.…”

Potential Application Techniques for Antimicrobial Textile Finishes

“…The synthesis and development of application methods of novel antimicrobial agents on to textile fabric has gained researchers interest owing to increased trend of continuous consumption of antimicrobial finished textiles. The potential antimicrobial agents have critically discussed in my previous article [1]. This study summarizes the efficient application methods for antimicrobial textile finishes.…”

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

“…There are two types of antimicrobial finishes used as textiles finishes, for instances synthetic antimicrobial finish (organic and inorganic) and natural antimicrobial finish [6,7]. The synthetic antimicrobial agents are ZnO nanoparticles, quaternary ammonium salts, chloro-ether phenols, poly (hexamethylene bi-guanidine), silver and its compounds, organic-silicones, metal oxides, N-halamines, etc.…”