**3. Antimicrobial finishing agents**

Man has adopted antimicrobial substances since ancient times, a fact that is demonstrated by their use in Egyptian mummies and in similar applications in other cultures. In this regard, the protection and preservation of fabrics, too, have long fulfilled a role of the utmost importance. The need to protect and preserve is still fundamental in many textile applications today .Antimicrobials are protective agents that, being bacteriostatic, bactericidal, fungistatic and fungicidal, also offer special protection against the various

microorganisms. Synthetic fibres are not totally immune to microorganisms, for example polyurethane fibres and coatings can be damaged. Of course, because of evolution, natural fibres are more easily attacked. Wool is more likely to suffer bacterial attack than cotton, and

There are various chemical and physical possibilities that can be considered in the production of antimicrobial fabrics. In practice, the antimicrobial effect is obtained through the application of specific chemical products during the finishing stage, or through the





Man has adopted antimicrobial substances since ancient times, a fact that is demonstrated by their use in Egyptian mummies and in similar applications in other cultures. In this regard, the protection and preservation of fabrics, too, have long fulfilled a role of the utmost importance. The need to protect and preserve is still fundamental in many textile applications today .Antimicrobials are protective agents that, being bacteriostatic, bactericidal, fungistatic and fungicidal, also offer special protection against the various

resinogenic finishing products, become fixed to the structure of the textile. - Plasma coating (sputtering)( Schindler and Houser, 2004; Heywood, 2003)

incorporation of these substances into chemical fibres during the spinning process.

cotton is more likely than wool to be attacked by fungi.

**2. Antimicrobial treatments of textile** 

antiseptic and disinfectant family.

coli and Staphylococcus aureus.

intact even after washing.

**3. Antimicrobial finishing agents** 


These possibilities are:

forms of textile rotting. Here it is focused on some of important antibacterial agents that are used in textile finishing.
