Design and Development of Bamboo and Cotton Blended Fabric using Natural Antibacterial Coating for Infant Clothing

Abstract

Today natural fiber has become one among the foremost discussed within the research field amongst various scientists and other people within the world rather than using synthetic fibers. This is often thanks to various advantages related to natural fibers like eco-friendly, low cost, availability in abundance and its biodegradability.Bamboo is that the fastest-growing plant on earth. Bamboo fiber is obtained from bamboo pulp, which extracted from the bamboo stem through the method of hydrolysis-alkalization and multiphase bleaching. thanks to the soft silky fabric and environmental benefits of bamboo fiber, bamboo clothing has become popular in some modern luxury fashions.Cotton may be a natural and soft fiber that grows with the seeds of the cotton, round the seed of the cotton plants of the Gossypium within the Malvaceous. Cultivated under controlled environmental conditions, these are very soft and clean to use in various purposes.Aloe vera gel contains powerful antioxidants belongings to an outsized family of substance referred to as polyphenols. These polyphenols, alongside several other components in burn plant, help inhibit the expansion of certain bacteria which will cause infections in humans. In this paperthe bamboo fabric blended with cotton was weaved, and therefore the antibacterial finish of aloe vera gel was applied with the natural dyes of beetroot. The finished fabric isconstructed into a garment.