Polymeric dyes are composed of optically chromophoric groups bound to or into polymers

Polymeric dyes are composed of optically chromophoric groups bound to or into polymers 1 which offer the advantage of allowing a range of physical properties, such as solubility, absorption, migration, and viscosity, that are tunable. They do not sublime, are nonabrasive,and generally have low toxicity. The range of products possible offered by the joining of the fields of polymer chemistry and color chemistry is virtually inexhaustible 2,3 . They have been widely applied on the fiber because of certain essential dye properties such as fast leveling, fastness to light and wet treatment, low sublimation rate, and very good thermal and chemical resistance. In this paper, a review is given about application of polymeric dyes in textile fields.