Abstract
Healthcare is a serious business which is not only influenced by practicing medical professionals. Good hygiene is an aid to health, comfort and social interactions. With the increasing threat from new strains of bacteria and viruses growing problems. Textiles being vulnerable to microorganisms attack would cause many cross infections and allergic reactions. The number of bio-functional textiles with an antimicrobial activity has increased considerably over the last few years. The awareness of health and hygiene for consumers has increased the demand for antimicrobial textiles. Antimicrobial finish on fabrics can minimize the transfer of microorganisms onto the wearer by creating a physical barrier. The optimized conditions of chrysanthemum herbal extracts can be applied on the bamboo fabric by padding method with cross linking agent pomegranate. The antibacterial activity is assessed in herbal treated and untreated samples by the standard AATCC 147 qualitative and AATCC 100 quantitative antimicrobial tests against both bacteria .The results showed that the maximum zone of inhibition is found in 2 hr herbal treated fabric with the mordant pomegranate in the material liquor ratio of 1:20 against staphylococcus and E. coli bacteria. Good antimicrobial property is achieved in the selected herb against staphylococcus (+ve gram) bacteria and E. coli (-ve gram) bacteria and equal zone of inhibition is found against antibiotic.The application of herbal extract on fabrics lasts up to 11 washes in both pad treated fabrics. The present study is an effective method of controlling the spreading of disease through the medicated textiles.
Highlights
The Population explosion and the environmental pollution in the recent years forced the researchers to find new health and hygiene related products for the well being of mankind
With a view to protect the wearer and the textile substrate itself antimicrobial finish is applied to textile materials
The natural herbal products can be used for antimicrobial finishes since there is a tremendous source of medicinal plants with antimicrobial composition to be the effective candidates in bringing out herbal textiles [3,4]
Summary
The Population explosion and the environmental pollution in the recent years forced the researchers to find new health and hygiene related products for the well being of mankind. Much focus has been placed on the sustainability of the earth’s environment. This concern, accompanied by a recent boom in the interest of healthy living and consumers are very conscious of textiles that are hygienic [1]. Clothing and textile materials are the carriers of micro-organisms such as pathogenic bacteria, odour generating bacteria and mould fungi, and excellent media for the growth of the microorganisms. Infestation by microbes cause cross infection by pathogens and development odour where the fabric is worn next to skin [2]. Many commercial antimicrobial agents effective but they are not compatible with skin and the environment. An extensive study was conducted to assess the antibacterial effectiveness of the extracts by standard test methods and findings are discussed
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