This review is accumulating the information about biodamages and protection of textile materials and fibers. The contributors made a special emphasis on the problems of cotton fiber biodamaging, bast fiber biodamaging, biodamaging of artificial fibers, wool fiber biodamaging, change of structure and properties of wool fibers by microorganisms, and on the methods of textile material protection against damaging by microorganisms. The authors are also discussing the mechanism the natural polymer materials degradation.

The paper presents the information about biodamages and protection of leather and fur. The contributors put a special emphasis on rawhide microflora, putrefied hide microflora, effect of prior operations on bioresistance of leather, interesting facts, fur skin structure and properties changes by microorganisms and the methods of leather preservation against microorganism impact.

The paper is including information about classification and diagnostics of biodamages, raw materials, materials and products, biostability of materials evaluation methods and methods for material protection against biodamaging. The contributors are discussing the problems of biocides classification, application of antimicrobial materials, requirements to biocides and evaluation methods for antimicrobial properties of biocides.

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