Fabric flammability is a surface-confined phenomenon: in fact, the fabric surface represents the most critical region, through which the mass and heat transfers, responsible for fueling the flame, are controlled and exchanged with the surroundings. More specifically, the heat the fabric surface is exposed to is transferred to the bulk, from which volatile products of thermal degradation diffuse...

Amongst the different property parameters of the produced fabric, drapeability of fabric is one of the crucial parameters with respect to end uses. It is the ability of fabric to hang freely in graceful folds when some area of it is supported over a surface and the rest is unsupported. During the application of different fabrics, both in industrial and apparel sector, it has been observed that ...

Results of dyeing of cotton fabrics with a bifunctional reactive dye were significantly improved when the fabric after bleaching with hydrogen peroxide was treated with catalase for the elimination of hydrogen peroxide residues from the fabrics. Compared to processes with a varying number of washing steps, with and without commercial reducing agents, the consumption of water could be significan...

This paper reviews studies of the environmental impact of textile reuse and recycling, to provide a summary of the current knowledge and point out areas for further research. Forty-one studies were reviewed, whereof 85% deal with recycling and 41% with reuse (27% cover both reuse and recycling). Fibre recycling is the most studied recycling type (57%), followed by polymer/oligomer recycling (37...

Cotton based nonwovens with unidirectional water-transport through the thickness of fabric were prepared using atmospheric plasma technology. In controlling deposition parameters, a thin layer polymerized Hexamethyldisiloxane was locally deposited onto cotton nonwoven fabric, so that only treated surface hydrophobic, while untreated remained hydrophilic. The water contact angle, morphology and ...

Cotton fabric was exposed to low-pressure capacitively coupled plasma enhance the adsorption and adhesion of fragrance microcapsules (FCM). Two plasma-forming gases, namely oxygen (O2) nitrogen (N2), were investigated. The untreated plasma-treated samples investigated for their morphological changes by scanning electron microscopy (SEM), mechanical properties (breaking force, elongation, flexur...

Microcapsules with fragrance in the core were used to produce a scented textile. The wall of microcapsules was based on melamine-formaldehyde polymer while an essential oil core. They applied cotton fabric using screen printing two ways: over entire surface and by pattern. properties differently printed samples analyzed. evaluation performed, mechanical studied, antibacterial activity against S...