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Fig. 4 Antibacterial actvity. a quantitative, b qualitative
methods, and laboratory equipment for testing is needed to get most accurate results
with reproducibility and without any contamination [42].
“British Textile Technology Group (BTTG)” developed a more vigorous antibacterial test method based of adenosine triphosphate luminescence at the end of 1980s
in which antibacterial activity was evaluated by analyzing the adenosine triphosphate
and bioluminescent recognition.
7 Antimicrobial Compounds
7.1 Organic Antibacterial Agents for Textiles
7.1.1 N-Halamine
Organic antibacterial agents have been considered to be the best biocides against wide
spectrum of microbes. Among these N-halamine is heterocyclic organic antibacterial
agent containing one or more covalent bonds between nitrogen and halogen formed
by the halogenation of amine, imide or amide groups (Fig. 5) [43]. On its contact
with the microorganism the halogen exchange reaction takes place causing the cell
Fig. 5 Structure of
N-halamine
N
N
H 3 C
H 3 C
H
O
O
(CH 2 ) 3
Si
OCH 2 CH 3
OCH 2 CH 3
OCH 2 CH 3