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Biodegradable Cellulosic Sanitary Napkins from Waste Cotton and Natural Extract Based Anti-bacterial Nanocolorants

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With the aim to develop biodegradable quality sanitary pads at affordable prices to the schoolgirls and women, locally available cotton waste materials and anti-bacterial nanocolorants are used to prepare anti-bacterial biodegradable absorbent material suitable for sanitary napkins and diapers. Cotton fluff from loom waste was collected, cleaned and hydro-entangled to form absorbent sheet. The sheet shows water absorbency of more than 470%. Electrochemically synthesized natural extract (from neem and orange peel) based nanocolorants were incorporated in the material to improve their anti-bacterial ability. Further, microporous polylactic acid biodegradable sheet was used to pack the absorbent layer and its performance was tested. This anti-bacterial biodegradable absorbent pad would be an ideal substitute for synthetic sanitary pads considering its 100% biodegradability. This can provide a long-term viable alternative to the current practices.

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Authors express their gratitude to PSG Institutions for the financial and other supports to carry out this work.

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  1. Functional, Innovative and Smart Textiles, PSG Institute of Advanced Studies, Coimbatore, India

    G. Sathishkumar & Amitava Bhattacharyya

  2. Department of Chemistry, P.S.G.R. Krishnammal College for Women, Coimbatore, India

    M. Aarthi

  3. Department of Electronics and Communication Engineering, PSG College of Technology, Coimbatore, India

    R. Senthilkumar

  4. Nanobiotechnology, PSG Institute of Advanced Studies, Coimbatore, India

    P. Nithiya & R. Selvakumar

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Sathishkumar, G., Aarthi, M., Senthilkumar, R. et al. Biodegradable Cellulosic Sanitary Napkins from Waste Cotton and Natural Extract Based Anti-bacterial Nanocolorants. J Indian Inst Sci 99, 519–528 (2019). https://doi.org/10.1007/s41745-019-00123-x

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