Antimicrobial effects of monocaproylglycerol

Abstract

The efficiency of an antimicrobial treatment for lining and insole textile materials based on the use of monocaproylglycerol in contrast to textile materials with commercial antimicrobial treatment was investigated. The antimicrobial testing was carried out by agar-diffusion test, 2-layer method to various species of saprophytic and pathogenic moulds, pathogenic yeast, gram-negative and gram-positive bacteria. The results show that the lining and insole materials treated by monocaproylglycerol causes highly effective elimination of all tested strains of bacteria and pathogenic microorganisms with an only exception of saprophytic mould, which is partially resistant.