Alleviation: An International Journal of Nutrition, Gender & Social Development, ISSN 2348-9340
Volume 2, Number 2 (2015) : 1-7
©Arya PG College, Panipat & Business Press India Publication, Delhi
www.aryapgcollege.com, www.apcjournals.com
Antimicrobial Finished NYCO for Safe Indian Military
1. Ratna Tiwari, 2. Sneha Sharma,3. Dr. Sandhya Kaushik & 4. Dr. MS Parmar
1. Lecturer , Directorate of Education, Delhi, India
2. Ex-Student, VMLG College, Ghaziabad (Uttar Pradesh), India
3. Lecturer, Department of Home Science,VMLG College, Ghaziabad (Uttar Pradesh), India
4. Assistant Director, NITRA Ghaziabad (Uttar Pradesh), India
E-mail: ratnamishra01@gmail.com
Abstract
The use of Protective Clothing is recommended to prevent dermal exposure. The primary function of protective clothing is to act as a physical barrier between the skin and microbes. Protective Clothing enhances the safety of people working under hazardous conditions as Indian Military.
The combat uniform used in most of the Military and paramilitary forces are made of nylon and cotton blended material and these are mostly camouflage pattern printed. Currently nylon- cotton blended fabric in two compositions, viz. 50/50 and 30/70 are predominantly in use for development of Combat clothing for Military and Paramilitary troops in India. Textile products particularly made from natural fibers have a serious problem of microorganism growth because of their surface area and ability to retain moisture. The use of antimicrobial agents for textiles has also become indispensible to avoid cross-infection by pathogenic microorganisms, to control the infestation by microbes and arrest metabolism in microbes in order to reduce odor formation. Antimicrobial treated fabric protects garments from staining, discoloration and quality deterioration. The increasing demand for comfortable, aesthetic, durable, functional and safe textile products dictates the development of new and contemporary techniques of processing and designing textiles. Therefore, it is becoming important day by day to include the superior functionality in daily wear. The present study was conducted on the appertaining antimicrobial finish on 30:70 NYCO blend. The microbial test was evaluated against Staphylococcus, Klebsilla, and Candida microbes on Controlled, 1.0 per cent finish and 2.0 per cent finish. The results showed that the antimicrobial finishes have good antimicrobial properties for the fabrics. Before the application of finish, the fabric was scoured with neutral soap and then Antimicrobial finishes have been applied on blend by the exhaust method for chemical finish (N9) and Pad-dry-cure methods for Clove Oil in two concentrations i.e. 1.0 per cent finish and 2.0 per cent finish. A comparative study was done with Silver based antimicrobial finish (N9) and Natural antimicrobial finish (Clove oil) on NYCO blend. Controlled fabric, 1 per cent finished fabric and 2 per cent finished fabric were taken for evaluating antimicrobial property against Staphylococcus, Klebsilla and Candida. Result shows that antimicrobial property of natural antimicrobial finish (Clove oil) was good and also better than chemical antimicrobial finish. Lastly, natural finish more inhibited the growth of Staphylococcus bacteria which was grown on unfinished fabric earlier. So, it is concluded that the Natural antimicrobial finish is better than Chemical antimicrobial finish.
Keywords: Antimicrobial, Microbial Infestation, NYCO Blend, Protective Clothing.
