Providing antibacterial properties to denim and non-denim trousers with encapsulation technology
International Journal of Clothing Science and Technology
ISSN: 0955-6222
Article publication date: 19 July 2022
Issue publication date: 26 September 2022
Abstract
Purpose
The aim was to prepare antibacterial microcapsules and transferred to denim and non-denim (canvas) trousers.
Design/methodology/approach
For this purpose, lavender and sweet almond oil as active agents were encapsulated with ethylcellulose shell with a spray dryer method and carried out capsule optimization studies.
Findings
The particle diameter of the capsules ranged between 0.61 and 8.76 µm, SPAN value was 1.608 and the mean particle size was 4 µm. The mass yields of capsules ranged between 35.0 and 75.4 %w/w. Denim fabrics were treated with prepared capsules by exhaustion and spraying methods. It was seen that microcapsules provided a reduction of bacteria by over 97% against both Staphylococcus aureus and Escherichia coli and the fabrics still showed an antibacterial effect after five washing cycles.
Originality/value
When application methods were compared, the spraying method was found to be more sustainable process than exhaustion and could be used as an alternative for reducing energy consumption and capsules could provide antibacterial properties to the fabrics.
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Acknowledgements
This study is supported by The Scientific and Technological Research Council of Turkey (TUBITAK), 1501 TEYDEP – 3180260 project number.
Citation
İvedi, İ., Güneşoğlu, B., Karavana, S.Y., Erkan, G., Kartal, G.E. and Sariisik, A.M. (2022), "Providing antibacterial properties to denim and non-denim trousers with encapsulation technology", International Journal of Clothing Science and Technology, Vol. 34 No. 6, pp. 919-932. https://doi.org/10.1108/IJCST-12-2021-0175
Publisher
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