Abstract

Fossils-derived textile dyes, additives and fibers have eventually found their way into the human food chain in the form of microfibers and microplastics. The clothing being second skin is exposed to textile dyes and additives that are cytotoxic, carcinogenic, genotoxic and mutagenic causing DNA damage. Thus, the European Chemicals Agency (ECHA) and the U.S. Environment Protection Agency (EPA) encourage to develop and utilize plant-based sustainable bio-colours and bio-additives for textile processing. The research experiments with ancient herbal biomaterials Sapindus mukorossi (Areetha nut) and Acacia concinna (Shikakai) and establishes them as a potentially safe and eco-friendly source of saponins for processing cotton fabrics. Powders extracted from the herbs, and their treated fabrics were characterized by Time of Flight Secondary Ion Mass Spectrometry (ToF SIMs) that confirmed the presence of the bio-surfactants and healing bio-active components in herbs and its treated cotton fabrics. They impart functional antimicrobial, anti-aging, anti-inflammatory and antioxidant properties to textile fabrics. The functional phytochemicals saponins were identified as, Oleanolic acid, Diosgenin, Soyasaponin, Sarsasapogenin and Ginsenosides. Eventually, the bio-material engineering of the herbs for functionality in textiles was established. For future study, detailed histology based in vitro and situ clinical studies is suggested for their potential application into medicinal textiles.

摘要

化石衍生的纺织品染料，添加剂和纤维最终以微纤维和微塑料的形式进入了人类食物链。作为第二皮肤的衣服暴露于具有细胞毒性，致癌性，基因毒性和诱变性的纺织品染料和添加剂中，从而引起DNA损伤。因此，欧洲化学品管理局（ECHA）和美国环境保护署（EPA）鼓励开发和利用基于植物的可持续生物色素和生物添加剂进行纺织品加工。古代草药生物材料无患子（Areetha坚果）和阿拉伯相思树的研究实验（Shikakai），并将它们确立为潜在的安全性和生态友好型皂素来源，用于加工棉织物。飞行时间二次离子质谱法（ToF SIM）对从草药中提取的粉末及其处理过的织物进行了表征，证实了草药及其处理过的棉织物中存在生物表面活性剂和可恢复生物活性的成分。它们赋予织物功能性的抗菌，抗衰老，抗炎和抗氧化性能。功能性植物化学皂苷被鉴定为齐墩果酸，薯os皂苷元，大豆皂苷，Sarsasapogenin和人参皂甙。最终，建立了用于纺织品功能性的草药生物材料工程。为了将来的研究，基于体外和原位的详细组织学 建议将其用于药用纺织品进行临床研究。