Investigation of the Effect of the Use of Bamboo and Silver Yarn on Antibacterial Activity in Towel Fabric

Abstract

Towel fabrics provide a suitable environment for bacterial growth due to the moisture on them. For this reason, studies are carried out on the antibacterial properties of the towel. In this study, it is aimed to conduct research activities within the scope of developing antibacterial terry fabric. For this purpose, different terry fabric productions were made using silver yarn, bamboo and antibacterial chemicals, and their antibacterial properties were examined. In this context, the antibacterial chemical finishing process, known as the classical method, was applied to the towels, which were first woven from 100% cotton yarn. In addition, towel fabrics were produced by using 70% bamboo-30% cotton yarn and 92% cotton-8% silver yarn. Antibacterial activities of the obtained fabric samples against S. aureus and K. pneumonie bacteria according to AATCC 100 standard were examined.