Antimicrobial activity of wool fabric treated with curcumin

By S. Han, Yiqi Yang. 2005

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Assessment of antimicrobial activity of Catechu and its dyed substrate (2011, background): “Due to the fact that natural dyes can often inhibit the growth of microorganisms without toxicity (Han and Yang, 2005), considerable research work is being undertaken in the area of producing bioactive textiles for the protection of clothing from common microbes causing cross infections (Sathianaray”
A Review on Antibacterial, Antiviral, and Antifungal Activity of Curcumin (2014, background): “Curcumin finished wool had semidurable antimicrobial activity, less durable to light exposure than home laundering with 45% and 30% inhibition rates against Staphylococcus aureus and Escherichia coli, respectively, after 30 cycles of home laundering [11].”