Antimicrobial Textile Chemicals: An Ultimate Guide (PDF)
Antimicrobials are substances that kill or slow the spread of microorganisms such as bacteria, viruses, or fungi, and they are crucial in helping to prevent and stop the spread of harmful microbes. Antimicrobial chemicals help to control the growth of microorganisms in textiles as well as to maintain their physical strength.
Antimicrobial Textile Chemicals
Antimicrobial chemicals are used
in textiles in different stages, i.e., during the spinning and the finishing of
the textile process. Additionally, to decrease health risks associated with
infections from microorganisms, textile manufacturers are increasingly using
antimicrobial chemicals in their products.
The antimicrobial textile chemicals market has
witnessed a significant growth owing to factors such as growing number of
health awareness programs, development of hospitals and surgical labs create a
substantial platform for the use of antimicrobial textiles. Moreover,
increasing consumption of smart textile materials is further expected to push
the demand for antimicrobial textile chemicals over the coming decade.
The global antimicrobial textile chemicals market is segmented on the basis of source, product type and application. On the basis of source, the global antimicrobial textile chemicals market is divided into natural and synthetic. On the basis of product name, the global antimicrobial textile chemicals market is divided into quaternary ammonium compounds, triclosan, metallic salts, polybiguanides, chitosan, natural polymers and others. On the basis of application, the market is divided into apparels, outdoor, industrial and home furnishing.
Top Manufacturers
- Biocote Ltd.
- Centro Chino Co., Ltd.
- Dow Microbial Control (The Dow Chemical
Company)
- Goulston Technologies, Inc.,
- H & R Johnson (India)
- Herculite
- Microban International, Ltd
- Purthread Technologies
- Thomson Research Associates
- Trevira GmbH
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