The evaluation of antibacterial activity of fabrics impregnated with dimethyltetradecyl (3-(trimethoxysilyl) propyl) ammonium chloride

Abstract

The antibacterial materials such as fabrics, cloths are became important to avoid cross infection by pathogenicmicroorganisms, especially bacteria such as Staphylococcus aureus, Escherichia coli and Klebsiellapneumoniae, to control the infestation by microbes, and to arrest metabolism in microbes in order to reduce theformation odour. Textiles for medical and hygienic use have become important areas in the textile industry.Therefore, to reduce/prevent infections, various antibacterial compounds have been used for all types of textiles.The solutions of disinfectant used are generally active in vitro, but, it is also necessary to know the effectivenessof disinfecting cloths in conditions of use. In the current study, it was aimed to determine the antibacterialactivity of fabrics functionalized with dimethlytetradecyl (3-(trimethoxysilyl) ammonium chloride compoundagainst Staphylococcus aureus, Escherichia coli and Klebsiella pneumoniae bacteria, and also after 5, 10 and 20wash cycles against Staphylococcus aureus. The results of the present study showed that the most susceptiblebacterium was S. aureus in all standard test methods for unwashed fabrics, antibacterial activity was continuedby decreasing even after washing cycles.