Journal of Textile Science & Engineering

Maheshwari V

Publications

• Research Article
  Comparative Study on Antibacterial Finishes by Herbal and Conventional Methods on the Woven Fabrics
  Author(s): Banupriya J and Maheshwari VBanupriya J and Maheshwari V
  
   Cotton is the natural vegetable fiber of great economic importance as a raw material for cloth. An eco friendly natural antibacterial finish has been prepared from the plant extract for the textile application. Herbal extracts have been applied to cotton and organic cotton fabric by pad, dry cure method. This paper consists of a detailed discussion of the herbal finish with Antibacterial effect on cotton and organic cotton fabrics .The Antibacterial property of fabrics is considered to be more important and inevitable finish for garments, which are in direct contact with human body. In this paper the investigators have compared the effect of Antibacterial finish applied by conventional and herbal based methods and the best result among the two processes were analyzed and discussed... Read More»
  DOI: 10.4172/2165-8064.1000125

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