Microbicides for the protection of textiles WYPKEMA

Microbicides are used to effectively preserve textile materials in several ways  

The Lexicon fur Textilveredlung (Rouette, 1995) distinguishes the following types of anti-microbial treatments  

Recently the Hohenstein Institute (Mucha et al, 2002) has drafted the following general definition for antimicrobial activity  

Definition Antimicrobial activity is a collective term for all active principles which inhibit the growth of bacteria, which prevent the formation of microbial colonies and which may destroy microorganisms. 

The number of textile materials which have been antimicrobially modified, has increased considerably over recent years. In the past predominantly technical textiles had antimicrobial finishes, in particular to protect against fungi. Nowadays textiles worn close to the body are increasingly being finished and modified in this way. This development is accompanied by  

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