Wettability of easy-care finished cotton
| dc.contributor.author | Faheem Uddin | |
| dc.contributor.author | Lomas, Mike | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2012-02-01T15:59:18Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2012-02-01T15:59:18Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 2010 | |
| dc.description.abstract | The easy-care finishing of cotton cross-links adjacent molecular chains in a cellulose structure, whereby the wettability of finished cotton fabric is significantly reduced or becomes unwettable. The pigment printing of easy-care finished cotton fabric was investigated. The residual catalyst content on the fibre surface and the cross-linked molecular structure both influence fabric wettability. The finished cotton fabric would become unwettable following after-wash treatment, resulting in the reduced absorption of the pigment paste in fibres. The type of catalyst used in easy-care finishing has a direct influence on pigment printing; generally, it enhances the fabric wettability of finished fabric that has received wash-off treatment. The catalyst content on the surface of fibres also affects the colour strength (K/S value) and lateral spreading of aqueous print paste on the finished fabric. | en_US |
| dc.identifier.citation | Fibers & Textiles in Eastern Europe 2010, Vol. 18, No. 4 (81) pp. 56-60 | en_US |
| dc.identifier.uri | https://escholar.umt.edu.pk/handle/123456789/446 | |
| dc.language.iso | en | en_US |
| dc.publisher | Institute of Biopolymers and Chemical Fibres | en_US |
| dc.subject | Catalyst Salt | en_US |
| dc.subject | Cotton Fabric | en_US |
| dc.subject | DMDHEU | en_US |
| dc.title | Wettability of easy-care finished cotton | en_US |
| dc.type | Article | en_US |