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Antimicrobial properties and evaluation of cotton materials with antimicrobial treatment

Year: 2025

Type of publication: ostatní - článek ve sborníku

Name of source: Hot Topics in Microbiology 2025 - Worshop for Young Scientists : book of abstracts

Publisher name: Univerzita Komenského v Bratislave

Place: Bratislava

Page from-to: nestránkováno

Titles:

Language	Name	Abstract	Keywords
eng	Antimicrobial properties and evaluation of cotton materials with antimicrobial treatment	This study focuses on the dyeing of cotton materials with direct dyes followed by antimicrobial treatment and fixation with ALTHOSAN MB at different concentrations. Dyeing and antimicrobial treatment were performed in a Datacolor Ahiba IR apparatus. The prepared materials were subjected to water, washing and perspiration fastness tests, and antimicrobial properties were also measured. The obtained results were compared with materials dyed with direct dyes without fixation, as well as materials fixed with Sera Fast C-NC. Antimicrobial properties were evaluated by the agar diffusion method on Mueller-Hinton agar. Materials were tested against several microorganisms including Escherichia coli, Pseudomonas aeruginosa, Klebsiella pneumoniae, Enterococcus faecalis, Staphylococcus aureus, Bacillus cereus and the yeast Candida albicans. The results show that agent ALTHOSAN MB, unlike Sera Fast C-NC, exhibits positive antimicrobial effects, improving protection against bacterial and yeast growth. Further testing and analysis will focus on a more detailed evaluation of the effects of this new material, which could find widespread application. Such applications may be found in military equipment, where protection against pathogens and long-term durability of the material are essential.	textile; cotton; direct dye; dyeing; antimicrobial

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