SYNERGISTIC ANTIMICROBIAL EFFECTS OF PLANT EXTRACTS ON TENCEL FABRICS TREATED WITH NATURAL FINISH
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RAJANI DEVI T.R.
PG and Research Department of Home Science, Morning Star College, Angamaly South, Ernakulam Dt - 683 573, Kerala
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LIZMITHA GODWIN
PG and Research Department of Home Science, Morning Star College, Angamaly South, Ernakulam Dt - 683 573, Kerala
Keywords:
Antimicrobial, Cassia fistula, Chrysopogon zizanioides, Kaempferia galanga, Natural finish, Plant extracts, TencelAbstract
Plant extracts are rich sources of bioactive compounds with anti-microbial properties. Tencel is a regenerated fibre derived from wood pulp of eucalyptus, spruce and beech trees. The present study was conductedin 2024 to investigate the synergistic effect of antimicrobial properties of Tencel fabrics treated with natural finish developed from a combination of plant extracts. Chrysopogon zizanioides (L.) Roberty (CZ), or vetiver, is a fragrant grass which has been used in the treatment of various skin infections due to its antimicrobial properties. Extracts from Kaempferia galanga L., Cassia fistula L. and Chrysopogon zizanioides (L.) Roberty in different proportions were used for developing the natural finish. Aqueous plant extracts were used to apply natural finish on to the Tencel fabric. The antimicrobial properties of treated Tencel fabrics were evaluated against both gram-positive and gram-negative bacteria using AATCC TM90 method and compared with the untreated fabric. The study revealed that fabric sample treated with a combination of CZ, KG and CF extracts produced the largest zones of inhibition for both bacterial strains. Thus, it is inferred that plant extract combination can be used as textile finish to enhance the antimicrobial properties of the fabrics since a synergistic effect is observed.
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