Abstract
In the manufacturing of silk in the dried cocoons of a silkworm, fibroin is separated from sericin by a degumming process. The sericin is mostly discarded in the wastewater. The recovery of sericin not only reduces the environmental impact of silk manufacturing but a significant economic and social benefit could be realized from the recovery and recycling of sericin protein. Sericin has been studied as one of the new resources for textile and non-textile materials. It has properties like antioxidation, antibacterial, UV resistant, absorb and release of moisture, etc. Sericin has a good effect on wound healing, no toxicity, and low inflammatory reaction. Hence the present investigation aims to improve the antimicrobial activity of cotton fabric through the process of sericin finish.
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