Cotton sanitary towels were functionalized by probiotic paste with incorporated Lactobacillus L. fermentum LN99, L. rhamnosus LN113, and L. gasseri LN40 in order to reduce the possibility of infection or inflammation during menstruation and to develop a friendlier product. These towels were characterized through elemental composition using attenuated total reflectance Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy, determination of the pH of aqueous extract, water retention, capillary properties, determination of absorption capacity, and microbiological testing, to assess the antimicrobials’ function and stability of lactic bacteria paste as a coating for sanitary towels. The results of the used methods show that the physical–mechanical properties of towels functionalized by probiotic paste are not significantly different if compared to non-treated ones. Attenuated total reflectance Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy set the successful functionalization of sanitary towels with probiotic paste due to the occurrence of typical probiotics paste peaks. The pH of the probiotic-functionalized sanitary towels was reduced in comparison to the reference material to an acidified region of pH = 5.6, which is an ideal environment for maintaining physiological pH. The decrease in water retention of towels after functionalization is relatively low (8.48 %). The sorption behavior of towels was worse by up to 15% regardless of the reference material, which is still acceptable from a practical point of view and internal standards of the included company Tosama d.o.o. The probiotic-functionalized sanitary towels absorb synthetic blood faster than the reference ones, due to compatibility of the paste with synthetic blood. Moreover, towels obtain functionalities such as good condition for lactobacilli growth with simultaneous pH adjusting, as well as introducing of Staphylococcus aureus reduction. Functionalization of sanitary towels with probiotic paste showed a commercial potential to reduce the probability of infection during the menstruation cycle, as well as being a more customer-friendly product.

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使用益生菌膏开发先进卫生材料

棉卫生巾通过含有发酵乳杆菌 LN99、鼠李糖乳杆菌 LN113 和加氏乳杆菌 LN40 的益生菌糊进行功能化，以减少月经期间感染或炎症的可能性并开发更友好的产品。这些毛巾通过使用衰减全反射傅里叶变换红外光谱的元素组成、水提取物的pH值的测定、保水性、毛细管特性、吸收能力的测定和微生物测试来表征，以评估抗菌剂的功能和乳酸菌的稳定性。膏体作为卫生巾的涂层。所用方法的结果表明，与未经处理的毛巾相比，益生菌糊功能化毛巾的物理机械性能没有显着差异。由于典型的益生菌膏峰的出现，衰减全反射傅里叶变换红外光谱确定了益生菌膏卫生巾的成功功能化。与参考材料相比，益生菌功能化卫生巾的 pH 值降低至 pH = 5.6 的酸化区域，这是维持生理 pH 值的理想环境。功能化后毛巾的保水性下降相对较低（8.48%）。无论参考材料如何，毛巾的吸附行为都差了多达 15%，从实用的角度和所包括的公司 Tosama doo 的内部标准来看，这仍然是可以接受的 益生菌功能化卫生巾比参考更快地吸收合成血液那些，由于糊剂与合成血液的相容性。此外，毛巾具有良好的乳酸菌生长条件，同时调节 pH 值，以及减少金黄色葡萄球菌的引入等功能。带有益生菌膏的卫生巾的功能化显示出降低月经周期感染概率的商业潜力，并且是一种对客户更友好的产品。