Development of an effective and ecofriendly antimicrobial fabric using herbal nanoparticles

Giftgown是一家总部位于安大略省多伦多的公司，生产和销售舒适、风格化的医院礼服，供消费者携带到医院或作为礼物赠送给留在医院的朋友或亲人。这项研究合作的目标是开发一种抗菌织物处理方法，使用纳米技术来封装天然来源的草本提取物，或者更具体地说，纳米胶囊精油(EO)。由此产生的产品将是一种具有环保意识的抗菌医院礼服，适合医疗环境，使Giftgings成为市场领先者。Siyam SubAir博士是Seneca生物科学和应用化学学院(BSAC)的兼职教员，他将领导这个项目，并支持一名学生研究助理(RA)。

Giftgowns, a Toronto, Ontario based company, manufactures and sells comfortable, stylized hospital gowns for consumers to bring with them to the hospital or give as a gift to friends or loved ones staying in the hospital. The goal for this research collaboration is to develop an antimicrobial fabric treatment using nanotechnology to encapsulate naturally sourced herbal extracts, or more specifically, nanoencapuslated essential oils (EO). The resulting product will be an environmentally conscientious, antimicrobial hospital gown, suited to medical environments that will make Giftgowns a market leader. Dr. Siyam Subair, a part time faculty within Seneca's School of Biological Sciences and Applied Chemistry (BSAC), will lead the project, supported a student Research Assistant (RA).