The persistence of Staphylococcus aureus (Smith) on wool blanket, wool gabardine, cotton sheeting, cotton knit jersey, cotton terry cloth, and cotton wash-and-wear fabrics was studied. The fabrics were exposed to bacterial populations by three methods: direct contact, aerosol, and a lyophilized mixture of bacteria and dust having a high content of textile fibers. The contaminated fabrics were h...

In this study an attempt was made to investigate bio pretreatment and chemical process observe the effects in terms of absorbency, bursting strength, wash rubbing fastness, water, energy consumption. Four samples (S1, S2, S3 S4) were prepared by different processes then dyed with two reactive dyes. When compared chemically fabrics, biopretreated fabrics demonstrated improved abrasion resistance...

Background. Silver has been used for years in the medical field due to its antibacterial efficacy. Silver has been applied topically to fabrics as an antimicrobial agent but the process lacks efficacy because the silver percent is too low. A new yarn which can be used to weave or knit fabrics uses novel technology to extrude the silver into the yarn fibers. This process allows the silver to phy...