APPLICATION OF ANTI MICROBIAL FINISHING ON CELLULOSIC FABRICS WITH ABUTILON INDICUM LEAF EXTRACT

Abstract

There are many synthetic agents like triclosan, phenols, organometallics, etc. are in trend for textile antimicrobial finishing, which are harmful as toxic and having environmental issues. Several medicinal herbs are identified for its potential as antimicrobial agent to compensate these issues. This article reveals that, herb -Abutilon Indicum (leaf extract) finished on cellulosic fabrics shows maximum inhibition on human pathogenic microorganisms such as Escherichia Coli, Staphylococcus aureus, Candida Tropicalis, and Candida Albicans which are responsible for harmful human infections in various conditions. Thus this paper shows the possibilities of using these herbal finishes for antimicrobial activity on cellulosic fabrics for developing health care products in medical textiles.