Medical Textiles For Uniform Bacteria Mitigation

摘要

Skin infections, body odor, and wound infections during battlefield activities are of great concern for individual soldiers. Triton Systems, Inc. under a Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) contract with Natick Solder Center developed a textile finishing process to produce advanced bio-textiles that will incorporate both broad-spectrum 'leaching' and 'bound' anti-microbial agents as skin/wound infection barriers for the Future Force Warrior. The approach uses both silver containing fibers and fibers coated with organic antimicrobial compounds such as polyhexamethylene biguanide and quaternary ammonium silane in a synergistic manner to product anti-microbial bio-textiles from woven, braided, stitched, or knit configurations. Triton's biocidal textile is aimed at producing fabric utilizing the nylon and cotton fibers currently used for military uniforms and equipage. The effort yield high kill rate durable organic antimicrobial agent to soldiers' apparel, such as Battle Dress Uniforms (BDU's), t-shirts, and socks.