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. 2017 Mar;181(3):1155-1166.
doi: 10.1007/s12010-016-2275-5. Epub 2016 Oct 12.

Developing Novel Antimicrobial and Antiviral Textile Products

Zeynep Ustaoglu Iyigundogdu  1 , Okan Demir  2 , Ayla Burcin Asutay  2 , Fikrettin Sahin  2
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Developing Novel Antimicrobial and Antiviral Textile Products

Zeynep Ustaoglu Iyigundogdu et al. Appl Biochem Biotechnol. 2017 Mar.

Abstract

In conjunction with an increasing public awareness of infectious diseases, the textile industry and scientists are developing hygienic fabrics by the addition of various antimicrobial and antiviral compounds. In the current study, sodium pentaborate pentahydrate and triclosan are applied to cotton fabrics in order to gain antimicrobial and antiviral properties for the first time. The antimicrobial activity of textiles treated with 3 % sodium pentaborate pentahydrate, 0.03 % triclosan, and 7 % Glucapon has been investigated against a broad range of microorganisms including bacteria, yeast, and fungi. Moreover, modified cotton fabrics were tested against adenovirus type 5 and poliovirus type 1. According to the test results, the modified textile goods attained very good antimicrobial and antiviral properties. Thus, the results of the present study clearly suggest that sodium pentaborate pentahydrate and triclosan solution-treated textiles can be considered in the development of antimicrobial and antiviral textile finishes.

Keywords: Antimicrobial; Antiviral; Sodium pentaborate pentahydrate; Textile; Triclosan.

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Modified disk diffusion results of treated and untreated cotton fabrics against a E. coli, b S. aureus, c S. enterica subsp. enterica, d S. epidermidis, e K. pneumoniae, f MRSA, g C. albicans, h A. niger, and i T. mentagrophytes
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HPLC diagram of triclosan recovered from textile surface. Conditions: C18 column (2.1 × 50 mm, 1.7 μm), UV wavelength 230 nm
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Inverted microscope view of death and viable HEp-2 cell monolayers at 72 h of AV-5 virus titers that were passed through the modified and untreated fabrics
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Fig. 4
Inverted microscope view of death and viable HEp-2 cell monolayers at 72 h of PV-1 virus titers that were passed through the modified and untreated fabrics
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