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http://nopr.niscpr.res.in/handle/123456789/24710| Title: | Development of ecofriendly antimicrobial textile finishes using herbs |
| Authors: | Thilagavathi, G Rajendrakumar, K Rajendran, R |
| Keywords: | Antimicrobial textiles;Achyranthus aspera;Azadirachta indica;Bacteriostasis;Ocimum basilicum;Punica granatum |
| Issue Date: | Dec-2005 |
| Publisher: | NISCAIR-CSIR, India |
| IPC Code: | Int. CI.7D06M16/00, D06M23/00 |
| Abstract: | Various herbal species were screened for their antimicrobial activities by employing preliminary (qualitative) antimicrobial tests. Methanolic extraction procedure was followed for extracting the active substances from herbs. Antimicrobial efficacy was assayed by AATCC (agar diffusion and parallel streak) method and Hohenstein modified challenge test. The neem leaves (Azadirachta indica), prickly chaff flower (Achyranthus aspera), tulsi leaves (Ocimum basilicum) and pomegranate rind (Punica granatum) were found to exhibit antimicrobial activity against the strains of Staphylococcus aureus and E.coli. Neem ranked first followed by pomegranate and prickly chaff flower. Despite the negative results of tulsi in the qualitative tests, it showed 73% bacterial reduction in the quantitative challenge test. The treated fabric samples exhibited resistance to degradability as tested by digging soil test. |
| Page(s): | 431-436 |
| ISSN: | 0975-1025 (Online); 0971-0426 (Print) |
| Appears in Collections: | IJFTR Vol.30(4) [December 2005] |
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| IJFTR 30(4) 431-436.pdf | 3.48 MB | Adobe PDF | View/Open |
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