Antifungal Activity of Herbal Finish On 100% Cotton denim
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2015
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In the current work an attempt has been made to develop the
antifungal cotton denim fabrics. The herbs were imparted with
dip. microencapsulated and nanoencapsulated finishing on fabric
surface by pad dry cure method. The coated fabric was analyzed
for morphology using SEM (Scanning Electron Microscope). The
result indicated that a significant difference between the antifungal
activity of microencapsulated and nanoencapsulated extracted
treated fabric. The fabric finished with nanoencapsulted herbal
extract exhibited the maximum antifungal durability tiH 30 washes.