What is it about?
Coloration, tints and loss of functional characteristics of textiles are consequence of microbial damage. Antibacterial finished textile is an important area for medical and hygienic applications. The textile fibers are these days increasingly treated with antimicrobial reagents. With the improvement of life standards, the demand of hygienic products is increasing for biocidal finishes in textiles (sports-wears, undergarment, bed-linen) and water filtration. The antibacterial finish treatment has become vital area of medical, surgical and healthcare activities to resist potential pathogenic microorganisms present in hospital environment and cause cross-infection diseases.
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Why is it important?
With the improvement of life standards, the demand of hygienic products is increasing for biocidal finishes in textiles (sports-wears, undergarment, bed-linen) and water filtration. The types of micro-organisms include different kinds of organisms such as virus, bacteria, unicellular plants and animals, certain algae and fungi. Classification in bacteria family is “gram positive, gram negative, spore bearing or nonspore bearing type”. Some of the bacteria are of pathogenic nature that may cause infections to human.
Perspectives
Infestations by micro-organism instigate cross disease by pathogens and odor develops in fabrics that are worn after to skin or having direct contact with the body mass. Moreover, discoloration, tints and loss of functional characteristics of textiles are consequence of microbial damage. Fungi moth or mildews are organism with lower progress ion rate; they stained the substrate and damage the fabric functional characteristics. Algae are classic microbes that either be fungi or bacteria, generate darker stains on the fabric surface. Dust mites’ dwell in the home textiles and bed linen items include blankets, bed sheet, pillows and; especially in mattress and carpets. The dust mites feed on human skin.
Professor Faheem Uddin
Iqra University
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This page is a summary of: Antimicrobial finishes for Textiles, Current Trends in Fashion Technology & Textile Engineering, February 2019, Juniper Publishers,
DOI: 10.19080/ctftte.2019.04.555646.
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