Assessment of Antimicrobial Activity of Developed Banana Fiber Fabric

Abstract

 The use of natural fibers such as flax, hemp, jute or sisal in this industry so far is small due to unavailability of a durable semi-finished product with constant quality. Advances in recent research and development have shown that these aspects can be improved significantly with the technology.  Rapid interest has grown in the natural fiber sector due to the cheap availability of raw materials and their property of better stiffness per weight than glass, which results in lighter components. Yet another reason for the sudden attention to this area is that the environmental impact is smaller as the natural fiber can be recycled thermally and these fibers come from a renewable resource (Rijswijk et al., 2001). These fibers can be explored to develop various technical textiles which are the need of the hour. This study aims in developing technical textiles that can serve multipurpose uses like soundproof, fireproof and antimicrobial at the same time