Preservation of textile materials by proper maintenance

By far the most textile materials have no anti-baeterial activity of them selves and are not anti-mierobial modified during their production. Still these textile materials should be kept in a hygienic condition and mould formation on and decomposition of these textile materials should be avoided. In many cases this ean be done successfully 

Proper maintenance means regular cleaning and storing under conditions which are unfavorable to micro-organisms. During cleaning two effects can be reached  

Storing conditions that are unfavorable to micro-organisms are mainly low air humidity and/or low temperature. Also sealing to avoid micro-organic contamination is a well known method. The actual maintenance scheme necessary for a certain product depends on the product properties, the conditions under which it is used and the degree of hygiene one aims to reach. 

SN 195920 1992 Textile fabrics Determination of the antibacterial activityiAgar diffusion plate test. Switzerland Agar diffusion test 

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