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S. Riaz and M. Ashraf
In the study used chalcones (E)-3-(4-hydroxyphenyl)-1-(4-methoxyphenyl) prop-2en-1-one are antibacterial agents that along with ZnO were used to prepare flowers
like nanorods. Acacia arabica was used as binder. Cotton fabric was immersed in
solution containing chalcones, ZnO and acacia arabica for 5 min to coat them on
textile by dip-pad-dry method. 99% bacterial reduction against S. aureus, E. coli, P.
aeruginosa of treated cotton was observed. That was first study reported on bacterial
reduction by using chalcones, ZnO and acacia arabica by Sivakumar et al. [101].
Natural plant based antimicrobial agents, due to the safety and their functionality
are gaining more attention of researchers than synthetic or inorganic antimicrobial
agents.
7.3 Plant Extract Based Organic Antibacterial Textile
Plant have been a rich source of antibacterial agents and usually they have been used
for the treatment of many human infections [125]. In different cultures and regions
about 60–90% of diseases are cured by using different plants derived medicines and
their crude extract [126]. Different phytochemicals like phenolic compounds (tannins, flavonoids, stilbenes, quinines, lignans and coumarins), terpenoids and nitrogen compounds (betalains, alkaloids and amines) [127] contain substantial antioxidant activity providing significant antibacterial, antifungal, anti-inflammatory, anticarcinogenic [125, 126] and antiviral action have been sourced by medicinal plants.
Instead of synthetic drugs now, world has been moving towards the naturally occurring antimicrobial drugs to heal the infections, because they can be easily extracted
from the plants and their further purification can produce benign and certainly active
medications. That’s why natural drugs have been replacing now the synthetic drugs
to mitigate the adverse side effects of synthetic medication. The plant extracts and
essential oils that exhibit antibacterial activity, mainly come from different parts of
plants like leaves, trunk, roots, flowers, seeds, bark etc. Different plant extracts have
been used to treat the textiles to resist microbes in the field of health care and medical
products because of their ecofriendly, human and skin friendly, non-toxic nature.
7.3.1 Aloe Vera
Aloe vera plant of genus Aloe belongs to family Asphodelaceae originated from
“Arabian Peninsula” has been used in many human useable products like cosmetics, beverages, ointments and skin lotions etc. because of being safe and effective
against different microbes. Due to presence of about 75 many active compounds
[128], including minerals, essential amino acids and different vitamins, enzymes,
anthraquinones, hormones, it has been used in many skin care products, traditional
health care products for burn wounds and infectious wounds since last 2000 years.
Aloe vera comprises of 6 disinfectant and antiseptic ingredients that are responsible of
antifungal, antibacterial, and antiviral properties i.e. phenols, urea nitrogen, Lupeol,
S. Riaz and M. Ashraf
In the study used chalcones (E)-3-(4-hydroxyphenyl)-1-(4-methoxyphenyl) prop-2en-1-one are antibacterial agents that along with ZnO were used to prepare flowers
like nanorods. Acacia arabica was used as binder. Cotton fabric was immersed in
solution containing chalcones, ZnO and acacia arabica for 5 min to coat them on
textile by dip-pad-dry method. 99% bacterial reduction against S. aureus, E. coli, P.
aeruginosa of treated cotton was observed. That was first study reported on bacterial
reduction by using chalcones, ZnO and acacia arabica by Sivakumar et al. [101].
Natural plant based antimicrobial agents, due to the safety and their functionality
are gaining more attention of researchers than synthetic or inorganic antimicrobial
agents.
7.3 Plant Extract Based Organic Antibacterial Textile
Plant have been a rich source of antibacterial agents and usually they have been used
for the treatment of many human infections [125]. In different cultures and regions
about 60–90% of diseases are cured by using different plants derived medicines and
their crude extract [126]. Different phytochemicals like phenolic compounds (tannins, flavonoids, stilbenes, quinines, lignans and coumarins), terpenoids and nitrogen compounds (betalains, alkaloids and amines) [127] contain substantial antioxidant activity providing significant antibacterial, antifungal, anti-inflammatory, anticarcinogenic [125, 126] and antiviral action have been sourced by medicinal plants.
Instead of synthetic drugs now, world has been moving towards the naturally occurring antimicrobial drugs to heal the infections, because they can be easily extracted
from the plants and their further purification can produce benign and certainly active
medications. That’s why natural drugs have been replacing now the synthetic drugs
to mitigate the adverse side effects of synthetic medication. The plant extracts and
essential oils that exhibit antibacterial activity, mainly come from different parts of
plants like leaves, trunk, roots, flowers, seeds, bark etc. Different plant extracts have
been used to treat the textiles to resist microbes in the field of health care and medical
products because of their ecofriendly, human and skin friendly, non-toxic nature.
7.3.1 Aloe Vera
Aloe vera plant of genus Aloe belongs to family Asphodelaceae originated from
“Arabian Peninsula” has been used in many human useable products like cosmetics, beverages, ointments and skin lotions etc. because of being safe and effective
against different microbes. Due to presence of about 75 many active compounds
[128], including minerals, essential amino acids and different vitamins, enzymes,
anthraquinones, hormones, it has been used in many skin care products, traditional
health care products for burn wounds and infectious wounds since last 2000 years.
Aloe vera comprises of 6 disinfectant and antiseptic ingredients that are responsible of
antifungal, antibacterial, and antiviral properties i.e. phenols, urea nitrogen, Lupeol,