Chitosan incorporation for antibacterial property improvement of jute-cotton blended denim fabric

Abstract

Jute-cotton blended denim is a new diversified product for the fashion and clothing sector. Chitosan was incorporated in this blend in order to improve its antimicrobial property. The incorporation of chitosan to the blended apparel was confirmed by Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy. Two microorganisms were used to create individual bacterial medium; one is the gram-positive Staphylococcus aureus and the other is the gram-negative Escherichia coli. Qualitative and quantitative assessments were carried out to evaluate antimicrobial property of chitosan, where the results appeared in favour of chitosan’s significant efficacy as an antimicrobial agent against both before-mentioned microorganisms. Because of low cost, easy application techniques and eco-friendly strategy; the success of this research will boost confidence of clothing product developers and manufacturers to use this blend as a fashionable fabric-material irrespective of climatic areas, gender or ages, that will vastly help to flourish massive scale business of major jute producing countries like Bangladesh and India.