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Antimicrobiai. Finishing on Cotton Fabihc With Mentha Sachalinensis Stem Extit^Ct
(2016) Bagyalakshmi, G; Saranya, N
A natural antiniicrobit)! Finish has hcen prepared from the Mentha sacholinensis (Vlint) stem extracts for textile application, do determine suitahle solvent for extraction various methods such as ethanol, methanol, and aqueous were used. Similarly to optimize the concentration, time and temperature for the finish of the fabric, pilot study was carriedout. d'he herbal source have been applied to cotton fabric , by the method of Ultrasonic Automiser, Padding mangle and Di}) and chy. All the treated samples had excellent general appearance and exhibit good physical, mechanical, comfort and absorbency properties. Moderate to hiir washing fastness wt\s noted. 'Fhe surface morphological studies tising SEM aiid FTIR showed, the surl'ace coating and active compounds of tlte (,'xtracts respectively. 'Fhe results of the sttidy j^roved’ that the Me/ntha sachaUmmsis (mint) stem extract,s to have good antimicrobial activity suitable for textile finishing.