UV Protection and Water Repellent Finishing of Polyester Fabric Printed with Photochromic dyes

Refaat, E.; Mohamed, M.; Youssif, A.; Mohamed, M.; Ali, Sh.; Fathallah, Abeer; Maamoun, Dalia; Ahmed, Hend M.; Hassabo, Ahmed G.; Khattab, Tawfik A.

doi:10.21608/jtcps.2023.222673.1217

UV Protection and Water Repellent Finishing of Polyester Fabric Printed with Photochromic dyes

Document Type : Original Article

Authors

¹ Textile Printing, Dyeing, and Finishing Department, Faculty of Applied Arts, Helwan University, Egypt

² Helwan University, Faculty of Applied Arts, Printing, Dyeing and Finishing Department, Giza, Egypt

³ National Research Centre (Scopus affiliation ID 60014618), Textile Research and Technology Institute, Dyeing, Printing and Intermidiate Auxiliaries Department, 33 El-Behouth St. (former El-Tahrir str.), Dokki, P.O. 12622, Giza, Egypt

⁴ National Research Centre (NRC), Textile Research and Technology Institute (TRTI), Pre-treatment and Finishing of Cellulose based Textiles Department (PFCTD), El-Behouth St. (former El-Tahrir str.), Dokki, P.O. 12622, Giza, Egypt

⁵ National Research Centre (Scopus affiliation ID 60014618), Textile Research and Technology Institute, Dyeing, Printing, and Intermediate Auxiliaries Department, 33 El-Behouth St. (former El-Tahrir str.), Dokki, P.O. 12622, Giza, Egypt

10.21608/jtcps.2023.222673.1217

Abstract

silicone rubber is a well-known commercial water repellent, which is commonly applied on polyester fabrics. Herein, we are developing a simple approach toward imparting polyester fabrics' water-repellent and UV protection properties. Polyester fabrics are treated with RTV silicone rubber as a water-repellent finishing material and titanium dioxide nanoparticles as a UV protection finishing material using the pad-dry-cure technique. The treated fabrics are afterward printed with a photochromic dye. All the required measurements are investigated and discussed in detail. Silicone rubber is a well-known commercial water repellent, which is commonly applied on polyester fabrics. Herein, we are developing a simple approach toward imparting polyester fabrics' water-repellent and UV protection properties. Polyester fabrics are treated with RTV silicone rubber as a water-repellent finishing material and titanium dioxide nanoparticles as a UV protection finishing material using the pad-dry-cure technique. The treated fabrics are afterward printed with a photochromic dye. All the required measurements are investigated and discussed in detail.

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