Open AccessMicro-Encapsulated Aroma Treated Cotton Knit Material using Selected Herbs
Author(s) -
J. Jayalakshmi
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
international journal of modern trends in science and technology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2455-3778
DOI - 10.46501/ijmtst061022
Subject(s) - antimicrobial , aroma , natural materials , traditional medicine , food science , chemistry , medicine , polymer science , organic chemistry
Antimicrobial fabric is gaining significant importance during recent years. As synthetic antimicrobialagents are non-eco-friendly and non-biodegradable, there is an increased demand in the usage of naturalantimicrobial agents for functional finishes to textiles. The present study focused on the ecofriendly cottonknit fabric which was subjected to selected three herbs for its activity tests and applied to the material bymicroencapsulation, to test for its antimicrobial activity. The same was given an aroma finish with naturalherbal oil. The treated material was subjected to certain cycles of washes to find the antimicrobial effect inthe fabric. The antimicrobial aroma treated knit material was then subjected to qualitative and quantitativetest before and after washings. The result proved that the Datura metal showed the highest zone ofantimicrobial effect among the other selected herbs.