Antimicrobial Functionalisation of Textile Materials

Abstract

Textile materials can be exposed to contamination with microbes (bacteria, fungi, algae) during production, usage or storage. The microbial attack of textiles leads to quality losses due to changes of colour and appearance or to reduction in strength and can result in unpleasant odour formation. Moreover, since microbes absorb to textiles there is a risk of contamination and infection.