Use of Chitosan as Antimicrobial, Antiviral and Antipollution Agent in Textile Finishing

Abstract

With the industrial developments in recent times, the textile industry also needs sustainable and environmental-friendly resources. Today’s world has been overburdened with the use of synthetic or hazardous materials in day-to-day life. Chitosan polymer obtained from chitin deacetylation, having a lot of properties beneficial to mankind without being hazardous to environment and humans is currently gaining popularity for research and development all over the globe. Antimicrobial and antiviral textile finishing with the help of chitosan is a new trend in the textile field. Also, chitosan having good adsorption properties finds its application in textile effluent treatments. This review reports and discusses multifunctional finishing and dyeing of textiles with chitosan and highlights its application for textile wastewater treatment.

pH-responsive and antibacterial PANI-PEDOT:PSS fibres for wearable applications

“…PANI is known for its antibacterial activity due to the charged nitrogen in the PANI backbone attacking the bacterial cell wall. 36 PANI has been previously used as an antibacterial agent in textiles. 33 The Ag/AgCl-gauze exhibited a notably lower fluorescence intensity (98 AE 27 a.u.)…”

Developments of Core/Shell Chitosan-Based Nanofibers by Electrospinning Techniques: A Review

“…The renewability, biodegradability, biocompatibility, low-cost, and antimicrobial properties of chitosan are influential in its selection as a raw material [8,9]. The applications of chitosan include textiles [10][11][12], medical dressings/scaffolds [13][14][15][16][17][18][19][20], water/air purification materials [21][22][23][24][25][26][27], and food storage products [28][29][30][31][32]. Moreover, chitosan has a higher solubility than chitin, which is not soluble in water or chemical solvents because of the higher proportion of N-acetylglucosamine units.…”