PRODUCTION OF HERBAL-BASED NANOPARTICLES FOR MEDICAL TEXTILES

Abstract

The use of materials created through nanotechnology is expected to dramatically increase over the next few years. Nanotechnology can provide high durability for fabrics because nanoparticles have a large surface area to volume ratio and high surface energy, thus presenting better affinity for fabrics, leading to an increase in durability of the function. In this study herbal plants such as Curcuma longa and Datura metel were selected, and bioactive compounds were extracted and standardized. Nanoparticles of the medicinal plant extracts were prepared by coacervation method using bovine serum albumin, cross-linked with gluteraldehyde and finished on 100% pure cotton by pad-dry-cure method. The antimicrobial activities of the nanoparticles-treated cotton fabrics were found to be higher than that of the control fabrics in both AATCC 147 and Hohestein Challenge test.