Research Article
Antimicrobial Activity of Cotton Fabric Treated with Solanum Incanum Fruit and Red Onion Peel Extract
@INPROCEEDINGS{10.1007/978-3-030-80621-7_5, author={Tesfa Nega Gesese and Solomon Workneh Fanta and Desalegn Abera Mersha}, title={Antimicrobial Activity of Cotton Fabric Treated with Solanum Incanum Fruit and Red Onion Peel Extract}, proceedings={Advances of Science and Technology. 8th EAI International Conference, ICAST 2020, Bahir Dar, Ethiopia, October 2-4, 2020, Proceedings, Part I}, proceedings_a={ICAST}, year={2021}, month={7}, keywords={Antimicrobial Cotton fabric Solanum incanum fruit Red onion peel Fabric comfort}, doi={10.1007/978-3-030-80621-7_5} }- Tesfa Nega Gesese
Solomon Workneh Fanta
Desalegn Abera Mersha
Year: 2021
Antimicrobial Activity of Cotton Fabric Treated with Solanum Incanum Fruit and Red Onion Peel Extract
ICAST
Springer
DOI: 10.1007/978-3-030-80621-7_5
Abstract
The majority of the antimicrobial compounds used for treating textiles are synthetic based and are not considered to be environmentally friendly. Therefore, solanum incanum fruit and onion peel were selected for the current study based on their potent antimicrobial activity. The active substance was extracted from fruit and peel by using the maceration extraction technique for 7 days with mass to solvent ratio of 1:10. The Solanum incanum fruit and red onion peel extracts were applied alone and together, on the cotton fabric samples by the pad-dry-cure method, using citric acid as a cross-linking agent. The antibacterial activity and the wash durability of the treated cotton fabrics were assessed by the American Association of Textile Chemists and Colorists 100-2004 method. Among all treatments, the cotton fabrics treated with 50:50 combinations were found to be more in bacterial reduction. It was 100% and 99.92% bacterial reduction in cotton fabric with 5 g/l concentration for S. aureus and E. coli respectively. The wash durability of fabric treated with 50:50 combinations was 85% for S. aureus and 84.17% was for E. coli bacteria after 15 wash cycle. After treatment, the tensile strength, air permeability, bending length, water absorbency, and soil degradation were tested. Air permeability, water absorbency, and tensile strength were decreased. Soil degradation tests proved the biodegradability of the treated sample. The result recommended that the use of herbal extract could potentially be used as a substituent to a synthetic agent.
