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Effect of surface treatments on physicomechanical, stain-resist, and UV protection properties of wool fabrics

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posted on 2023-05-03, 14:33 authored by Mahbubul Hassan, Samuel LeighsSamuel Leighs
The surface of wool fabrics is frequently modified to make them shrink-resistant, water repellent and also to improve their handle properties. In this work, we investigated the effect of common surface modification treatments on fabric stain-resistance, hydrophilicity and UV absorption performance. The surface of wool fabrics was modified by chlorination and also by reacting the chlorinated wool fabrics with a polyamide, a fibre-reactive amino-functional siloxane and a fluorocarbon polymer. The surface of the various treated fabrics was characterised by ATR-FTIR, contact angle measurement and scanning electron microscopy. The effect of surface modification on the tensile strength, surface hydrophilicity, stain-resistance, and UV absorption capacity of the fabric was investigated. It was found that all the treatments except the treatment with the amino-functional siloxane polymer slightly improved the tensile strength of the fabric. The chlorination treatment and the treatment with the polyamide resin made the fabric hydrophilic, and fluorocarbon and silicone resin treatment made the fabric hydrophobic.

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  • English

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Elsevier

Journal title

Applied Surface Science

ISSN

0169-4332

Citation

Hassan, M. M., & Leighs, S. J. (2017). Effect of surface treatments on physicomechanical, stain-resist, and UV protection properties of wool fabrics. Applied Surface Science, 419, 348–356. doi:10.1016/j.apsusc.2017.05.046

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A21232

Job code

154049x01

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