A STUDY ON PLASMA TREATED BAMBOO/COTTON BLENDED FABRIC FOR ASSESSING ANTIBACTERIAL ACTIVITY IN NANO ENCAPSULATED TEXTILES.

The plasma is the one of technique which enables to modify the surface structure of textile materials. This paper focuses on the effect of plasma treatment applied on rechargeable antibacterial finishing for bamboo/cotton woven fabrics. The fabric was exposed to plasma treatment at optimized conditions to increase the hydrophilicity. The plasma treated fabric was then finished with herbal nano encapsulation process for textile application. The antibacterial properties of woven fabrics treated with herbal extracts were tested against E.coli and S.aureus by using ENISO 20645 standard method. The plasma treated bamboo/cotton woven fabrics finished with plant extract was compared with untreated plasma finished fabric. The characterization of the functional changes due to the plasma treatment has been carried out by means of FTIR and air permeability test. The result confirmed that the plasma treated nano encapsulation antibacterial coated fabrics showed the higher hydrophilicity.