International Science Community Association Research Journal of Chemical Sciences 15 1 2025 02 18 Sustainable plant-based antimicrobial agents for textiles application: A Review 39 49 EN Zaware Sandeep 1 Synergen Bio Private Limited, Old Mumbai - Pune Highway, Wakadewadi, Shivajinagar, Pune, Maharashtra - 411003, India Lahoti Neel 2 Synergen Bio Private Limited, Old Mumbai - Pune Highway, Wakadewadi, Shivajinagar, Pune, Maharashtra - 411003, India Shinde Hrushikesh 3 Synergen Bio Private Limited, Old Mumbai - Pune Highway, Wakadewadi, Shivajinagar, Pune, Maharashtra - 411003, India Bhatia Swati 1 Sage University, Indore, India Upadhyay Siya 2 Sage University, Indore, India Doco Rodrigue Chabi 1 Laboratory of Chemical Physics-Materials and Molecular Modeling (LCP3M) University of Abomey-Calavi (UAC), 03 BP 3409 Cotonou – Benin Koudjina Simplice 2 Laboratory of Chemical Physics-Materials and Molecular Modeling (LCP3M) University of Abomey-Calavi (UAC), 03 BP 3409 Cotonou – Benin and National High School of Applied Biosciences and Biotechnologies (ENSBBA) National University of Sciences, Technologies, Engineering and Mathematics (UNSTIM), BP 486 Abomey, Sogbo-Aliho – Benin Houngue Alice M.T. Kpota 3 Laboratory of Chemical Physics-Materials and Molecular Modeling (LCP3M) University of Abomey-Calavi (UAC), 03 BP 3409 Cotonou – Benin Atohoun Guy Y.S. 4 Laboratory of Chemical Physics-Materials and Molecular Modeling (LCP3M) University of Abomey-Calavi (UAC), 03 BP 3409 Cotonou – Benin Sharma Nikita 1 Department of Chemistry, Govt. Meera Girls College, MLSU Udaipur, Rajasthan, India Ahuja Mamta 2 Department of Chemistry, Govt. Meera Girls College, MLSU Udaipur, Rajasthan, India Awasthi Naveen 1 Department of Chemistry, Janta College Bakewar (206124), Etawah, India Prajapati Parul 1 Department of Textile Chemistry, Faculty of Technology and Engineering, Kalabhavan, The Maharaja Sayajirao University of Baroda, Vadodara – 390 001, Gujarat, India Patel Bharat 2 Department of Textile Chemistry, Faculty of Technology and Engineering, Kalabhavan, The Maharaja Sayajirao University of Baroda, Vadodara – 390 001, Gujarat, India > Review Paper 2024 4 30 2025 02 18 The textile industry is formidably striving to progress towards ecologically and sustainability. This has instigated the research to find an alternative solution for the extensive use of synthetic chemicals in textile wet processing and for cleaner production. Public awareness of infectious and viral diseases has created a requirement for sustainable antimicrobial material. Synthetic antimicrobial agents have intensive use for textile applications but this approach has various environmental concerns. The need for sustainable and ecological antimicrobial textiles has stimulated research in the medical textile field for a promising solution. The current review paper comprises various potent plant-based biomaterials for textile applications as antimicrobial agents and colorants. The antimicrobial activity of plant extracts on textiles is been reviewed in detail. As a future prospect, a few ethnomedicinal Indian plants have been critically reviewed to understand their mechanism and effectiveness in textile application. Copyright@ International Science Community Association