Abstract

In this study an attempt has been made to develop eco-friendly natural fibre based medical products such as baby’s diaper, sanitary napkins and surgical wound dressings. These products were developed by coating natural silk fibroin protein extracted from natural silk fibre. An effective technique has been used for extraction of silk fibroin protein from raw silk by successive methods of degumming, dissolution and dialysis. In addition, the silk fibroin protein was combined with certain natural oils such as neem, clove, eucalyptus which were found to possess anti-microbial property. This protein/oil mixture in the ratio of 10:1 was applied to impart anti-microbial property to the products.

Medical products incorporating natural fibres like organic cotton, sterilized cotton and bamboo coated with the natural silk fibroin protein and natural anti-microbial oils demonstrate excellent holding capacity, wicking behaviour compared to commercially available products. All the products exhibit very good anti-microbial property which is needed for the medical product.

摘要

在这项研究中，我们尝试开发基于生态友好的天然纤维的医疗产品，例如婴儿尿布、卫生巾和手术伤口敷料。这些产品是通过包覆从天然丝纤维中提取的天然丝素蛋白而开发的。一种有效的技术已被用于通过脱胶、溶解和透析的连续方法从生丝中提取丝素蛋白。此外，丝素蛋白与某些天然油如印楝、丁香、桉树结合，这些油被发现具有抗微生物特性。以 10:1 的比例应用这种蛋白质/油混合物，以赋予产品抗微生物特性。

与市售产品相比，包含天然纤维的医疗产品，如有机棉、消毒棉和涂有天然丝素蛋白和天然抗微生物油的竹子，表现出优异的保持能力和芯吸行为。所有产品都表现出非常好的抗微生物性能，这是医疗产品所需的。