Proceedings of the Korean Fiber Society Conference (한국섬유공학회:학술대회논문집)

The Korean Fiber Society (한국섬유공학회)
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PREPARATION OF CHITO-OLIGOSACCHARIDE AS AN ANTIMICROBIAL AGENT AND ITS EFFECT ON COTTON FABRICS

  • Seong, Ha-Soo (Department of Fiber and Polymer Science, Seoul National University) ;
  • Kim, Jae-Pil (Department of Fiber and Polymer Science, Seoul National University) ;
  • Ko, Sohk-Won (Department of Fiber and Polymer Science, Seoul National University)
  • Published : 1998.04.01
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Abstract

The major classes of antimicrobial agents for textiles include organo-metallics, phenols, quaternary ammonium salts, and organo-silicones. These finishes should be durable, have selective activity towards undesirable organisms, be compatible with other finishes and dyes, and be nontoxic to man [1]. Chitosan, as a deacetylated derivative of chitin, is a natural, non-toxic and biodegradable polymer. Chitosan is also known as an antimicrobial polysaccharide due to antimicrobial action of the amino group at the C-2 position of the glucosamine residue.(omitted)

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