Abstract

K. Murugajothi and J. Jeyakodi Moses*

Now a days the importance for natural sources is eminent due to the increased awareness created due to most of the adverse effects of synthetic products. In this work, Terminalia chebula (Myrobalan), an important natural source is chosen as the main coloring (dye) ingredient and applied on cotton fabric. To enhance the coloring capacity, the natural sources such as Indigofera tinctoria (Indigo), Rubia cordifolia (Madder) and Pterocarpus santalinus (Red sandal wood) were combined with Terminalia chebula. To achieve the additional functional properties Vitex negundo (Nocchi), Emblica officinalis (Amla), Aloe barbadensis (Aloevera) and Azadirachta indica (Neem) were mixed with these combinations. The effect of these results were studied by colour fastness properties, antimicrobial assessment, K/S colour strength values, FTIR spectural analysis and the results obtained are convincible suitable for garments.

Natural dye; application; antimicrobial; FTIR; K/S; colour fastness

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