Anti-Microbial Finish
Undergarments/Socks
possess huge potential for this special finish. Buying houses and marketers
like Mark & Spencer have done projects in past like “Undercover Agents” anti-microbial
treatment on Underwear and “Fresh Feet” athletics socks which remains Fresh and
Bacteria free for longer period.. Huge potential for this finish is still unexposed
and will be shown up as awareness and Know how about working and advantages
increases.
Microorganisms
are life-forms of microscopic size (ca. 10-8 to 10-6 m), such as bacteria,
fungi.Bacteria especially lead to body odor due to bacterial degradation of
perspiration infection and illness
Microorganisms
require certain conditions to exist, such as food, temperature, moisture and
large surface areas. Hence, textiles worn, such as underwear, socks and are
ideal for microorganisms.
Human Sweat
Sweat contains mainly water. It also contains minerals, lactate, and urea. Mineral
composition varies with the individual; An indication of the minerals content
is sodium (0.9 gram/liter), potassium (0.2 g/l), calcium (0.015 g/l), magnesium (0.0013 g/l). Source: www. wikipedia.org
Chemically
saying Human perspiration/Sweat should not be smelly
Sweat by
itself does not have much of an odor. Most of the smell is caused by bacteria
which live on the skin and in clothing. These bacteria use the sweat for
growing themselves. On average bacteria can double their numbers after every
10Minutes. Damped environment provides favorable medium for microorganisms growth.
We can find
two kinds of anti-microbial finsh available in market. Silver and Non Silver
Based Anti-Microbial.
Silver Based Anti-Microbial Finish
From old days
silver has been successfully used as a Sterilizing agent. In the past silver
coins were placed in vessels to preserve milk. Today the inside of refrigerators
is made of silver-containing coatings to avoid buildup of bacteria resultantly
fresh food for longer period.
In the food
sector silver is used as an additive, e.g. for sweet coatings or decorating
chocolates.
