In Vitro Screening for Antimicrobial 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, Joao C, Tavaria, Freni K, Fonseca, Susana C, Ramos, Oscar S, Pintado, Manuela E, Malcata, F. Xavier
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: Korean
• Published: 한국미생물생명공학회 28.02.2010
• Subjects: biopolymers; Molecular weight; skin-borne microorganisms; skin-borne; biopolymers; microorganisms; Molecular weight

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 the molecular weight (MW) of chitosan and its antimicrobial activity upon six dermal reference microorganisms...