Antimicrobial performance of cotton finished with triclosan, silver and chitosan

Fashion and Textiles

International Journal of Interdisciplinary Research

Table 3 Physical properties for antimicrobial finished cotton

S. no.	Antimicrobial agent	(g/L)	TCRA	Tensile strength (% retention)		Tear strength (% retention)		Bending length (cm)		WI	AP (cm³/cm²/s)
S. no.	Antimicrobial agent	(g/L)	TCRA	Warp	Weft	Warp	Weft	Warp	Weft	WI	AP (cm³/cm²/s)
UN	–	–	155	100	100	100	100	2.3	1.52	78.80	17.96
1	Triclosan	20	153	95.38	97.24	104.27	104.39	2.11	1.47	78.05	16.45
2	Triclosan	30	151	94.51	98.34	102.4	105.29	2.09	1.51	76.96	16.27
3	Silver	30	149	98.53	97.9	106.6	103.8	2.16	1.5	77.11	16.26
4	Silver	40	151	99.1	95.61	104.46	105.36	2.11	1.52	77.07	16.12
5	Chitosan	15	142	98.8	97.89	110.89	112.73	2.88	1.78	74.82	14.58

TCRA total crease recovery angle, WI Whiteness index, AP air permeability, UN untreated fabric