Research progress of antibacterial materials for textiles and their applications

ABSTRACT

With the advancement of science and technology and the improvement of people's living standards, especially when combating the further spread of SARS-CoV-2 in the world, higher requirements for functional antibacterial textiles have to be put forward. This paper reviews the common antibacterial materials and their anti-bacterial mechanisms and the research progress in antibacterial finishing agents in the textile field. The development direction of antibacterial finishing agents and antibacterial textiles were recommended in four aspects the selectivity and efficiency of antibacterial finishing agents, the safety of antibacterial textiles, the wearability and durability of antibacterial textiles, and the hysteresis and standardization of antibacterial textile testing standards, in order to provide theoretical basis for the development of antibacterial textiles and upgrade the functional antibacterial textiles. © 2021, Periodical Agency of Journal of Textile Research. All right reserved.