International Journal of Interdisciplinary Research
Table 6 Fabric thickness and antibacterial activity of finished fabric samples
From: Durability of fluoropolymer and antibacterial finishes on woven surgical gown fabrics
Experimental conditions | Fabric thickness (mm) | Antibacterial activity | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Antibacterial finish (%) | Water repellent finish (%) | A | B | C | D | E | F | A | B | C | D | E | F | |
1. | 0 | 1 | 0.236 | 0.309* | 0.309 | 0.600 | 0.540* | 0.504# | - | - | - | - | - | - |
2. | 0 | 4 | 0.237* | 0.312* | 0.312 | 0.601* | 0.541* | 0.507* | - | - | - | - | - | - |
3. | 0 | 7 | 0.241 | 0.316* | 0.317 | 0.603* | 0.543 | 0.514 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
4 | 1 | 1 | 0.234# | 0.308 | 0.313 | 0.599 | 0.539 | 0.509 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
5. | 1 | 4 | 0.237# | 0.315 | 0.315* | 0.603* | 0.547* | 0.517 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
6. | 1 | 7 | 0.241 | 0.322 | 0.319# | 0.608* | 0.548 | 0.518 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
7. | 1.5 | 1 | 0.232 | 0.310 | 0.310 | 0.620 | 0.541 | 0.514 | Pass | Pass | Pass | Pass | Pass | Pass |
8. | 1.5 | 4 | 0.234 | 0.317* | 0.311* | 0.619* | 0.546* | 0.520 | Pass | Pass | Pass | Pass | Pass | Pass |
9. | 1.5 | 7 | 0.241 | 0.319 | 0.321 | 0.623 | 0.550 | 0.524* | Pass | Pass | Pass | Pass | Pass | Pass |
10. | 3 | 1 | 0.232# | 0.312 | 0.310 | 0.610 | 0.540 | 0.510 | Pass | Pass | Pass | Pass | Pass | Pass |
11. | 3 | 4 | 0.241 | 0.319 | 0.316 | 0.620 | 0.554 | 0.520 | Pass | Pass | Pass | Pass | Pass | Pass |
12. | 3 | 7 | 0.249 | 0.322* | 0.321# | 0.623 | 0.561* | 0.526* | Pass | Pass | Pass | Pass | Pass | Pass |
13. | 1 | 0 | 0.232# | 0.304 | 0.306# | 0.588 | 0.530# | 0.510 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
14. | 1.5 | 0 | 0.232*# | 0.305 | 0.310 | 0.590 | 0.533* | 0.514 | Pass | Pass | Pass | Pass | Pass | Pass |
15 | 3 | 0 | 0.236 | 0.309 | 0.312 | 0.610 | 0.541 | 0.520 | Pass | Pass | Pass | Pass | Pass | Pass |
16. | 0 | 0 | 0.232 | 0.304 | 0.303 | 0.582 | 0.531 | 0.500 | - | - | - | - | - | - |