Antimicrobial fibers yog cov khoom siv fiber ntau uas ua lub luag haujlwm tseem ceeb hauv kev tiv thaiv kev kis kab mob, tswj kev huv, thiab tiv thaiv cov ntaub ntawv. Lawv feem ntau muab faib ua tej yam ntuj tso thiab hluavtaws antimicrobial fibers. Ntawm lawv, hluavtaws antimicrobial fibers nrog ntxiv hlau ion tshuaj tua kab mob tau pom kev loj hlob sai hauv xyoo tas los no. Cov fibers no yog cov yam ntxwv ntawm kev nyab xeeb siab, tsis muaj tshuaj tiv thaiv, thiab kev tiv thaiv kub zoo thiab tshuaj lom neeg ruaj khov, yog li nrhiav kev siv dav hauv kev lag luam fiber ntau. Feem ntau siv inorganic antimicrobial agents yog nyiaj, tooj liab, thiab zinc.
Silver ion antimicrobial fibers tau siv dav hauv kaum xyoo dhau los. Txawm li cas los xij, vim tus nqi siab ntawm cov nyiaj, cov tuam ntxhab tau tawm tsam kom ua tiav qhov zoo tshaj plaws thaum ntxiv nyiaj ions rau fibers. Kev tshawb fawb tau pom tias feem ntau cov tooj liab sib txuas yog soluble, txhais tau hais tias tooj liab ions nkag mus rau hauv lub cev muaj nyob rau hauv lub xeev yaj thiab yooj yim dua tawm los ntawm cov metabolism, tsis zoo li nyiaj ions. Yog li ntawd, siv tooj liab es tsis txhob siv nyiaj ion antimicrobial textiles tau dhau los ua kev pom zoo ntawm kev lag luam thiab sib txawv. Kwv yees li kaum xyoo dhau los, tooj liab fibers pib siv nyob rau hauv cov teb chaws Europe thiab America, pib nyob rau hauv cov khoom xws li hypoallergenic cosmetic txhuam, phuam da dej, thiab txaj. Qhov no tau cim qhov pib ntawm antimicrobial functional textile lag luam thiab ua tiav kev muag khoom muaj zog hauv kev lag luam hauv zos.
