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

Table 2

Percentage reduction in bacteria of treated polyester/cotton substrate against S. aureus and E. coli after treatment (0 laundry cycles) and after 50 laundry cycles.

Antimicrobial agent	S. aureus (% reduction)		E. coli (% reduction)
	Laundry cycles
	0	50	0	50
Triclosan	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0
Chitosan	100.0	92.0	99.6	51.0