Application of fungi resistance on cotton fabric using aloe vera active component
Research Journal of Textile and Apparel
ISSN: 1560-6074
Article publication date: 17 January 2022
Issue publication date: 7 February 2023
Abstract
Purpose
This paper aims to prevent cotton textiles from fungi damage using eco-friendly aloe vera leaf extract, which was applied at a minimum amount, and cost-effective material.
Design/methodology/approach
Batch extraction method using methanol solvent; phytochemical analysis was investigated and three-level factorial design of experiment and analysis of variance (ANOVA) was used for the optimization of 27 test runs. The finish was applied by pad-dry-cue at distinct concentrations, and the chemical property after treatment was studied. Colorfastness and coordinates are analyzed. Cotton fabrics were cultured with Fusarium oxysporum fungi and the anti-fungal property was examined and reported according to AATCC 30–2004 standard.
Findings
The maximum yield of extract was at an optimum volume of 200 ml, 65 °C for 120 min. The effective antifungal fabric was achieved with minimum concentrations. There was significant strength loss in warp and weft direction. The treatment results in yellow-colored cotton fabric with fastness grade 3. The antifungal effect is durable until fifteen washes as the tensile strength losses were less than 1%.
Research limitations/implications
The findings of this work were based on samples considered in the laboratory. However, it can be reproducible at the factory production scale the treatment has the potential of yielding yellow dyed cotton fabric with multifunctional finishing.
Practical implications
The treated fabric is against Fusarium oxysporum Fungi which is one of the vital antimicrobial properties of textile apparel products for various areas of application.
Social implications
The natural extract material applied to a textile material is eco-friendly effective against microbes of cotton seeds during cultivation and apparel end-uses.
Originality/value
The work application of fungi resistance on cotton fabric using aloe vera active component was original; this work provides extraction of the active agent from aloe vera leaf, which is optimized statically and successfully applied for anti-fungal activity on cotton fabric.
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Acknowledgements
Author thanks the God almighty life in the highest heaven and give him health and encouragement in everything. He thanks the technical support for the completion of this work from the Department of Textile Chemistry, Ethiopian Institute of Textile and Fashion Technology, Bahir Dar University. The author also thanks the Department of Biology at Bahir Dar University for fulfilling necessary laboratory materials in a great deal for the research work.
Citation
Korra, C.G. (2023), "Application of fungi resistance on cotton fabric using aloe vera active component", Research Journal of Textile and Apparel, Vol. 27 No. 1, pp. 74-94. https://doi.org/10.1108/RJTA-07-2021-0095
Publisher
:Emerald Publishing Limited
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