Open AccessANTIMICROBIAL ACTIVITY OF FIR FUNCTIONALIZED TEXTILE MATERIALS
Author(s) -
Ovidiu Iordache,
Elena Cornelia Tănăsescu,
Irina-Mariana Săndulache,
Cristina Lite,
Lucia Oana Secăreanu,
Elena Perdum
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
tex teh
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2068-9101
DOI - 10.35530/tt.2021.57
Subject(s) - antimicrobial , textile , materials science , candida albicans , aspergillus niger , aspergillus flavus , surface modification , blood circulation , pulp and paper industry , nanotechnology , biomedical engineering , chemistry , biology , microbiology and biotechnology , composite material , traditional medicine , medicine , engineering
Far Infrared (FIR) functionalized textile materials are enjoying a special attention nowadays, as aviable and practical solution for treating a wide range of medical conditions (relief of acute or chronicinflammation and circulatory problems, prevention of microbial infections, improvement of nervous systemfunctions, reduction of skin lipids, improvement of blood circulation, removal of accumulated toxins byimproving lymphatic circulation etc.). At the molecular level, FIR compounds and functionalized materialsexert strong rotational and vibrational effects, with beneficial biological potential. These materials are basedon the principle of absorbing light energy and then irradiating this energy back into the body at specificwavelengths. FIR functionalized textile materials are a new category of functional textiles that have thepotential to improve well-being and health. Present paper explored the antimicrobial potential of four textilematerials, functionalized with FIR, UV protection and antimicrobial functionalization compounds, testedaccording to two methods for assessment of antimicrobial character: a testing method in dynamic conditionsand a testing method in static conditions. The evaluation of the antimicrobial character showed very goodrates of reduction of the microbial population, of the functionalized textile materials, following the testing onfour strains of pathogenic fungi: Candida albicans, Epydermophyton floccosum, Tricophyton interdigitale andAspergillus niger, with reduction rates between 76.16% and 96.06%.