Comparison of antimicrobial finishes

Aysin Dural Erem, Emel Onder

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Abstract

Antimicrobial protection is provided by chemical finishes. These techniques are afforded the protection for the user of textiles against pathogenic or odour and the protection for the textiles from microorganisms which cause mould, mildew or rot. There are three mechanisms to protect the textiles and the wearers: the controlled-release mechanism, the regeneration principle and the barrier or blocking action. The products used in antimicrobial applications should be controlled for their toxicity and potential for environmental damages. Because of that, some of them which have very broad spectrum of activity against bacteria and fungi can not be used or limitedly used. In this study the antimicrobial chemical agents and their differences application areas and test methods of their microbial activities will be discuss.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationITC and DC
Subtitle of host publicationBook of Proceedings of the 4th International Textile, Clothing and Design Conference - Magic World of Textiles
Pages335-340
Number of pages6
Publication statusPublished - 2008
Event4th International Textile, Clothing and Design Conference - Magic World of Textiles, ITC and DC - Dubrovnik, Croatia
Duration: 5 Oct 20088 Oct 2008

Publication series

NameITC and DC: Book of Proceedings of the 4th International Textile, Clothing and Design Conference - Magic World of Textiles

Conference

Conference4th International Textile, Clothing and Design Conference - Magic World of Textiles, ITC and DC
Country/TerritoryCroatia
CityDubrovnik
Period5/10/088/10/08

Keywords

  • Antimicrobial
  • Bacteria
  • Fungi
  • Microorganism

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