Most textile materials are potential substrates for microbial growth. In order to make textile
materials suitable as functional materials, the microbial growth must be reduced to the …

Mold, mildew, fungus, yeast, and bacteria (microorganisms) are part of our everyday lives.
There are both good and bad types of microorganisms. The thousands of species of …

The article reviews the recent trends in the development of antimicrobial textiles. Bacterial
cellulose has been produced from gram negative bacteria at the air liquid interface of sugary …

Various antimicrobial textile materials are developed using a variety of active agents which
include synthetic antimicrobial agents such as triclosan, metal and their salts, phenols …

Medical textiles are one of the major areas of technical textiles showing promising future in
terms of innovations. Antimicrobial property of textiles will find application not only in medical …

Antimicrobial textiles are functionally active textiles, which may kill the microorganisms or
inhibit their growth. The present article explores the applications of different synthetic and …

Clothing considered to be the second skin, is responsible for a healthy and contagious free
living. Functionality of clothing depends on attributes such as wrinkle resistance, soil …

Curcumin, a yellow pigment known to have various biological activities, was applied onto
cotton as an antimicrobial agent. Curcumin could provide both color and antimicrobial …

With the growing public health awareness of the pathogenic effects, malodors and stain
formations caused by microorganisms, there is an increasing need for antibacterial materials …

The present article review is pertaining to recent developments in antimicrobial and self-
cleaning textiles using nanotechnology. Nanosized metal and metal oxide particles in single …