Evaluation of Durability to Laundering of Triclosan and Chitosan on a Textile Substrate

Table 1

Mean zone of inhibition (mm) for treated polyester/cotton substrate against S. aureus and E. coli after treatment (0 laundry cycles) and after 50 laundry cycles.

Antimicrobial agent	S. aureus ZOI (mm)		E. coli ZOI (mm)
	Laundry cycles
	0	50	0	50
Triclosan	22.2	21.1	8.5	7.8
Chitosan	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0