Herbal Textile Finishes – Natural Antibacterial Finishes for Cotton Fabric.

Abstract

IMPROVEMENT of physical properties in an addition to imparting antimicrobial properties to cotton fabric and modified cotton fabric by using herbal in the presence of softeners is the target of the present work, first of all modification of cotton fabric was done during cationization process by the means of cationized agent, namely, 3-chloro-2-hydroxypropyl trimethyl ammonium chloride (Quat-188); also, cotton fabric was modified during carboxymethylation process of it. Then treatments of cotton and modified cotton fabrics were carried out by different concentration of both Neem and Tulsi Extract as essential oil in the presence of Silicon Micro Emulsion (SiME) or Nonionic softeners for improving the performance of the treated fabric. Physical properties evaluations of the treated fabric were done by monitoring tensile strength, elongation, roughness, water absorbency (wettability). Finally, the treated fabrics were evaluated as antimicrobial and characterized by the mean of Scanning Electron Microscope (SEM).

Anti-microbial finishing for natural textile fabrics

“…[3] Natural biocides include essential oils and plant extracts that can be used as antimicrobial finishing agents in textile manufacturing, their advantages include being non-toxic, non-allergic, and not causing microbial resistance. [42]…”

“…Neem's medicinal effect can help with skin, cough, and lung diseases. [42] recently a limited number of studies have already shown neem's use in textiles as an antibacterial agent and have evaluated its antimicrobial property. cotton and cotton/polyester blended fabric have been used in these studies.…”

“…Tulsi's major chemical compounds are: ursolic acid, rosmarinic acid, oleanolic acid, eugenol (70%), methyl eugenol (20%), carvacrol (3%), linalool, caryophylin, and βcaryophyllene Antiviral and antibacterial activity is due to the presence of these main oils. [17,42] Using a dipping technique, methanolic extracts of Tulsi leaves were applied to cotton. Tulsi did not exhibit any activity in the initial studies, but in the challenge test, it reduced bacteria by 73 percent.…”

Durable surface functionalisation and pigment coloration of cellulosic fabrics using bioactive additives

“…Moreover, awareness of green chemistry and adoption of new sustainable technologies such as bio‐, nano‐, and plasma‐technologies to meet the ever‐growing consumer's demands, revived the development of the environmentally benign textile wet processes and implementation of cleaner production opportunities 4‐7 . Among the emerging technologies, potential applications of bio‐finishing using enzymes, biopolymers and aromatherapy to add special functionalities to textile products without adverse effect on the products and ecology are growing fast 8‐15 . Sustainable textile chemical processes and high quality multi‐functionalised green textile products can lead to high added‐value and additional marketing advantages 16‐18 …”

Removal of Nicotine by Sorption Technique using Titanium Dioxide and Mentha Peperita with Hydrophobic Treatment

“…Due to their eco-friendly nature, it has a higher% of acceptance in the market. These antibacterial extracts can be used as the textile finishing agents in the solvent [7].…”