Review article

https://doi.org/10.31881/TLR.2020.17

Antiviral Finishing on Textiles - An Overview

Goutam Bar ; Department of Textile Design, National Institute of Fashion Technology, Bhubaneswar, India
Debjit Biswas ; Department of Textile Design, National Institute of Fashion Technology, Bhubaneswar, India
Shrutirupa Pati ; Department of Textile Design, National Institute of Fashion Technology, Bhubaneswar, India
Kavita Chaudhary ; Banasthali Institute of Design, Banasthali University, Banasthali, Rajasthan, India
Mahadev Bar ; Laboratoire Génie de Production, LGP, Université de Toulouse, INP-ENIT, Tarbes, France

Abstract

Antiviral textiles are one of the most promising areas of protective textiles. Antiviral textiles are important in the field of health and hygiene. They become an essential part of our daily-life when a pandemic situation arises. The present paper critically analyses and summarizes various researches of the production of antiviral textiles. Different classes of the virus, how the virus transmits and replicates, various antiviral agents for textiles and their working mechanism, and the application procedure of various synthesized and bio-based antiviral compounds on textiles have been discussed in this paper. Finally, the present paper compares the existing antiviral finishing on textiles in terms of its effectiveness, durability and skin-friendliness and, following that, discusses the possibilities of using antiviral textiles in various sectors.

Keywords

Virus; Textiles; Antiviral agent; Antiviral finish; Antiviral textiles

Hrčak ID:

253096

URI

https://hrcak.srce.hr/253096

Publication date:

2.3.2021.

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