In vitro screening for anti-microbial activity of chitosans and chitooligosaccharides, aiming at potential uses in functional textiles

• Published in: Journal of microbiology and biotechnology Vol. 20; no. 2; pp. 311 - 318
• Main Authors: Fernandes, João C, Tavaria, Freni K, Fonseca, Susana C., Ramos, Óscar S, Pintado, Manuela E., Malcata, F Xavier
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Korea (South) 01.02.2010
• Subjects: Anti-Bacterial Agents - chemistry; Anti-Bacterial Agents - pharmacology; Bacteria - drug effects; Chitosan - chemistry; Chitosan - pharmacology; Drug Evaluation, Preclinical; Microbial Sensitivity Tests; Molecular Weight; Oligosaccharides - pharmacology; Textiles

Antimicrobial finishing of textiles has been found to be an economical way to prevent (or treat) skin disorders. Hence, this research effort was aimed at elucidating the relationship between molecular weight (MW) of chitosan and its antimicrobial activity upon six dermal reference microorganisms, as...