Processing non-woven fabrics to resist bacteria and fungi using nanotechnology and environmentally friendly materials

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Department of Clothing and Textile, Faculty of Home Economics, Menoufia University, Shibin El Kom, Egypt

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Nanotechnology is used in large areas for its application in the textile sector in order to improve the properties of materials or give them unusual properties and functions. The general objective of the study is to prepare non-woven fabrics to resist bacteria and fungi using nanotechnology and environmentally friendly materials and to determine the best-treated samples in terms of their resistance to bacteria as well as the best concentration ratio of the treatment material on the processed samples and studying the effect of the nano-silver treatment substance on the physical properties of the processed fabrics. Methods and tools: The data was analyzed, and statistical transactions were performed using the program (SPSS, v.25). Among the most important results. There are statistically significant differences between the samples in the physical and mechanical properties of the materials according to the difference in (cloth weight, type of treated material, and concentration of the treated substance) after treatment. There were statistically significant differences between the samples (weight per square meter, time of water absorption, air permeability, and electrostatic) after treatment. There were statistically significant differences between the samples in the resistance of all kinds of bacteria (B.C, ST, P.S, E.COLI, CALB) after treatment. There are statistically significant differences between the samples before treatment and after treatment in weight per square meter.

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