Type of Tensile strength (N)@ Elongation Tensile strength (N)@ Elongation (%)

treatmen conc. 3 g/l (%) conc. 5g/l

t Wa % Wef %loss Warp Weft War % Wef % Warp Weft
rp los t p loss t loss
s

Untreate 125 - 132 - 9.348 14.33 125 - 132 - 9.348 14.335

d 5
sample1 106 15. 114 13.63 14.58 7.834 72 42. 101 23.48 12.73 7.314
(25:75) 2 4 0
sample2 109 12. 115 12.87 15.01 7.525 80 36 111 15.90 7.525 15.013
(50:50) 8
sample3 105 16 117 11.36 12.10 7.156 89 28. 110 16.67 13.29 7.811
(75:25) 8 1
sample 110 12 119 9.85 13.91 9.266 100 20 114 13.63 14.48 9.055
4(100:0)
Sample5 100 20 112 15.15 14.48 9.055 70 44 100 24.24 9.348 14.335
(0:100)

Control
Treated
The crosslinking agent play avital role, which react with the hydroxyl group of cellulose, and forms
the ester bond between the cyclic anhydride ring and also with the carboxylic group of the active
substances in the herbal extract. Thus, the citric acid cross links the two macromolecules
effectively, resulting in an improvement of the crosslinking between the extract and the cotton
material.
(Rathinamoorthy & Thilagavathi, 2013)

Rathinamoorthy, R., & Thilagavathi, G. (2013). Optimisation of process conditions of cotton fabric
treatment with Terminalia chebula extract for antibacterial application.