Abstract
Performance on Antibacterial Finishes for Textile Applications
Highlights
The discovery and applications of textile fabrics bearing antimicrobial functionalities has been one of most important and active research field in recent years
Antimicrobial finishes on textiles are anticipated to have resistance from spreading harmful microbes such as bacteria, fungi, spores, viruses etc. by killing them or inhibiting their growth
Long term performance of antimicrobial finishes may achieve only by incorporation of limitless supply of agent in finish or customarily restore it on textiles, otherwise antimicrobial functionality will be lost on usage or exposure to air with the passage of time
Summary
The discovery and applications of textile fabrics bearing antimicrobial functionalities has been one of most important and active research field in recent years. Antimicrobial finishes on textiles are anticipated to have resistance from spreading harmful microbes such as bacteria, fungi, spores, viruses etc. The antimicrobial finishes are mainly classified into biocidal and biostatic finishes. The textiles which can kill bacteria are called biocidal textiles while those which inhibit microbes are known as biostatic textiles. Odor control sportswear and conservation of textile artifacts require biostatic finishes but are not suitable to provide microbial protection for humans in their untreated form. Biostatic finishes are ultimate solution for human protections in medical applications which have ability to kill microbes rapidly as they contact the finished surface. This article provides development, performances and progress of novel antimicrobial finishes on to textile fabrics
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