Master's thesis of Technology: Development of automotive textiles with antiodour/antimicrobial properties

The aim of this research is to explore the application of natural biopolymer chitosan for the purpose of incorporating fragrance oil into automotive fabrics and its antimicrobial properties relevant to automotive interior textiles. Chitosan was selected for this study for its film forming ability and inherent antimicrobial attributes. 100% polyester automotive fabrics were used in this study, as 100% polyester is predominant fibre used for automotive interior textiles. Application of strawberry fragrance oil was firstly studied on 100% polyester woven fabric treated with chitosan as a binder by pad-dry-cure process. It was concluded that the fragrance oil, due to its volatility, was not durable on the fabric.