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Sustainable plant-based antimicrobial agents for textiles application: A Review

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Author Affiliations

  • 1Department of Textile Chemistry, Faculty of Technology and Engineering, Kalabhavan, The Maharaja Sayajirao University of Baroda, Vadodara – 390 001, Gujarat, India
  • 2Department of Textile Chemistry, Faculty of Technology and Engineering, Kalabhavan, The Maharaja Sayajirao University of Baroda, Vadodara – 390 001, Gujarat, India

Res.J.chem.sci., Volume 15, Issue (1), Pages 39-49, February,18 (2025)

Abstract

The textile industry is formidably striving to progress towards ecologically and sustainability. This has instigated the research to find an alternative solution for the extensive use of synthetic chemicals in textile wet processing and for cleaner production. Public awareness of infectious and viral diseases has created a requirement for sustainable antimicrobial material. Synthetic antimicrobial agents have intensive use for textile applications but this approach has various environmental concerns. The need for sustainable and ecological antimicrobial textiles has stimulated research in the medical textile field for a promising solution. The current review paper comprises various potent plant-based biomaterials for textile applications as antimicrobial agents and colorants. The antimicrobial activity of plant extracts on textiles is been reviewed in detail. As a future prospect, a few ethnomedicinal Indian plants have been critically reviewed to understand their mechanism and effectiveness in textile application.

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