The research explores application of natural biopolymer chitosan for incorporating fragrance oil into automotive fabrics and its antimicrobial properties relevant to automotive interior textiles. The application of microencapsulated strawberry fragrance oil was studied to overcome the low durability issue. The microencapsulated fragrance oil was applied to the greige and finished commercial 100% polyester woven and knitted fabrics, in combination with chitosan and then assessed for smell retention. It was concluded that application of the microencapsulated fragrance oil to the 100% polyester...