TY - JOUR
T1 - A Study on the Antimicrobial Finishing of Rodalon on Silken Carpet
AU - Ali Ashjaran, Reza Ghazi-Saeidi, Abusaeid Rashidi & Ramin Khajavi
JO - Journal of Fiber Bioengineering and Informatics
VL - 1
SP - 31
EP - 35
PY - 2009
DA - 2009/02
SN - 2
DO - http://doi.org/10.3993/jfbi06200905
UR - https://global-sci.org/intro/article_detail/jfbi/4981.html
KW - Rodalon
KW - silken carpet
KW - inhalation time
KW - colony count
KW - escherichia coli
KW - staphylococcus aurous
AB - In Iranian culture, carpet is the first choice for covering the floor; it is a very suitable substrate for 
growing pathogenic microbes. In this research, the main aim is to investigate the antibacterial 
effectiveness of rodalon solutions on silken fibers by spraying method used in silken carpet. Silken 
pile carpet laid in a public place (in VIP of The Homa hotel) for 30 days and some microbes found 
on them were investigated . The antimicrobial effect of different Rodalon solutions on the identified 
microbes was studied in vitro. The silken fibers were treated with solutions of Rodalon like before 
and the antimicrobial effectiveness was assessed by the zone of inhibition method at different 
times. Two pieces of carpet untreated and treated with Rodalon solution were sewed together and 
laid for two weeks in a public place and the amounts of bacterial growth on it was determined by 
colony count method and the results were compared. Finally some mechanical properties of 
treated silken fibers were measured after 30 days and was compared with untreated one. The 
results showed the presence of some pathogenic microbes on the laid carpet such as Escherichia 
coli and Staphylococcus aureus. The inhalation time for treated silken fibers was found to be 
improved. The amount of colony growth on treated carpet reduced considerably and moreover the 
mechanical test results showed no significant deterioration effect of studied properties in 
comparison to the untreated yarn.