Volume : V, Issue : VII, July - 2015

Antimicrobial Finishing on Cotton, Modal and Cotton/ModalFabrics Using Cymbopogen Citrates

Dr. M. Kanimozhi, P. Sasikala

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 Textile sector contributes major pollution to the environment which destroys it drastically. Hence the uses of natural products were gaining importance. In this paper the effect of antimicrobial finish on knitted cotton, modal and cotton/modal faicsusing Cymbopogen citratesherbs were discussed. Due to the presence of biological active compounds inCymbopogen citratesit finds application in traditional medicine, it seems that this plant possesses considerable antibacterial activity. Hence in this study methanolic extraction of Cymbopogencitratesleaves were used to finish the samples by padding method. The antimicrobial efficacies of the finished faics were evaluated by disc diffusion and parallel streak method. Wear study was conducted by converting the finished faics into baby cloth diaper and its effect was analyzed. The results reveal that cotton/modal faics has good zone of inhibition for both gram positive and gram negative bacteria.

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Article: Download PDF   DOI : 10.36106/ijar  

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Dr.M.Kanimozhi, P.Sasikala Antimicrobial Finishing on Cotton, Modal and Cotton/ModalFabrics Using Cymbopogen Citrates Indian Journal of Applied Research, Vol.5, Issue : 7 July 2015

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