Article history: Received March 26, 2013 Received in Revised form June 27, 2013 Accepted 28 June 2013 Available online 2 July 2013 A new durable antibacterial cotton fabric was successfully prepared by free-radical graft copolymerization of acrylic acid (AA) and itaconic acid (IA) onto a cotton fabric in an aqueous medium. Ammonium persulfate (APS) was used as the initiator in the presence of a...

To improve the laundering durability of the silver functionalized antibacterial cotton fabrics, a radiation-induced coincident reduction and graft polymerization is reported herein where a pomegranate-shaped silver nanoparticle aggregations up to 500 nm can be formed due to the coordination forces between amino group and silver and the wrapping procedure originated from the coincident growth of...

The problem of unpredictable shrinkage of cotton knitted fabrics and garments faced by the industry has been investigated by knitting single jersey cotton fabrics using the similar yarn and knitting parameters as used in the industry and finishing them. Through linear regression analysis, the variable factors, which affect the shrinkage and should be included in the domain of the quality contro...

Antiviral hydrophobic cellulose-based cotton or non-woven fabrics containing mesoporous TiO2 particles were developed for potential use in healthcare and other contaminated environments. Hydrosols made with the sol-gel method using two different amounts of Ti precursor applied to their virucidal effect on Murine Coronavirus (MHV-3) Human Adenovirus (HAdV-5) was evaluated under indoor light irra...

The current study is aimed to utilize the microwave for isolation of colorant from neem bark and its application onto chemical & bio-mordanted cotton fabric. For the purpose, aqueous, acid and organic media have been employed to isolate the colorant and to make its application onto surface modified and bio-mordanted cotton fabric followed by microwave treatment up to 6min....

This article has been directed to Environment Protection Technology with the purpose of providing a new instrument designed and developed measure filtration efficiency through relationship between clean cloth fabric structural parameters, dust test measuring variables. Fabric samples used throughout present study were woven cotton 100%, polyester 100% cotton/polyester 50/50%. The warp count: 30...