Development of antibacterial medical textile materials applied with aromatic oil

Interest in medicinal and aromatic plants is increasing day by day with the increasing demands of people for natural materials. Because these plants are both environmentally friendly and antiallergenic, they are widely used in many fields, one of which is the medical textile industry. This publication is the first part of a study designed in two parts. The first part includes working with tea tree and rosemary, and the second part, with clove and cinnamon oils. In this paper, based on the antibacterial effects of tea tree and rosemary plants, which are widely grown in Turkey, the application of the oils of these plants to non-woven medical textile material and the antibacterial effectiveness of the post-application material are discussed. The impregnation–curing–drying method, which is a simple and economical one, was chosen for the application process. In this study, Staphylococcus aureus and Escherichia coli bacteria were preferred. Antibacterial activity tests of the applied textile material were carried out according to the AATCC 147 method. As a result of the study, it has been ensured that the application process on the bandages was carried out successfully and the bandages applied with the oils of tea tree and rosemary show antibacterial activity.