Abstract:
The benefits to science and society from Nanotechnology are
substantial. If the criterion is to produce very minute particle size fibres
and materials the nano-technology is the only way to achieve the same. This
article elucidates about the silver based anti microbial finishing on cotton
fabric.
What Are Microbes?
Microbes are the tiniest creatures not seen by the naked
eye. They include a variety of micro-organisms like Bacteria, Fungi, Algae and
viruses. Bacteria are uni-cellular organisms which grow very rapidly under
warmth and moisture.
Anti-Microbial For Garments:
The main reason for treating garments with antimicrobial
control of perspiration odours. As the bacteria reproduced they give off gases
which are familiar perspiration odour. Treating fabric with anti microbial
means, that bacteria which have been transferred from the skin or the
environment do not reproduce in the fabric. The reduction in bacteria means the
volume of gas given off will be much smaller than an odour will not develop.
Necessity Of Antimicrobial Finishes:
Antimicrobial treatment for textile materials is necessary
to fulfil the following objectives:
- To avoid cross infection by pathogenic micro organisms;
- To control the infestation by microbes;
- To arrest metabolism in microbes in order to reduce the
formation odour; and
- To safeguard the textile products from staining,
discolouration and quality deterioration.
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About The Authors
The authors
are Lecturers in A.J.K.K.S.A.Polytecnic College, Gobi, Erode, TN and SSM Institute of Textile Technology,
komarapalayam, Erode, T.N, respectively.
