Evaluation of Comfort Attributes of Polyester Knitted Fabrics Treated with Sericin

This work was adopted to study the effect of sericin-containing bath on the different structures of knitted polyester fabrics to improve some of their comfort attributes. Without appreciable deterioration in its inherent properties, the different structures of treated polyester fabric exhibited indu...

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Published in:Fibers and polymers 2019, 20(9), , pp.1992-2001
Main Authors: El-Newashy, R. F., Mowafi, S., Haggag, K., Abou Taleb, M., El-Sayed, H.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Bend strength
Bursting strength
Chemistry
Chemistry and Materials Science
Comfort
Crosslinking
Degumming
Diffraction patterns
Electrical resistivity
Fabrics
Macromolecules
Morphology
Permeability
Polyesters
Polymer Sciences
Radiation tolerance
Silk
Sodium hydroxide
Stiffness
Thermal conductivity
Ultraviolet radiation
Water vapor
Yellowing
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Summary:This work was adopted to study the effect of sericin-containing bath on the different structures of knitted polyester fabrics to improve some of their comfort attributes. Without appreciable deterioration in its inherent properties, the different structures of treated polyester fabric exhibited induced hydrophilicity, enhanced electrical conductivity, improved resistance to ultraviolet radiation and better water vapour permeability. Five knitted polyester fabrics of different structures were saponified by sodium hydroxide to create carboxylate ions along their macromolecules, and then treated by sericin within freshly discharged bath from degumming of raw natural silk. Treatment of polyester fabrics with sericin was carried out in presence and absence of glutardialdehyde as a crosslinking agent between polyester and sericin macromolecules. Different thermo-physiological parameters of comfort; namely thermal conductivity/resistivity, air/water permeability, release of electrostatic charges, ultraviolet protection factor, and water vapour transmission of the sericin-treated as well as untreated knitted fabrics were assessed. The mechanism of interaction between knitted polyester fabric and sericin in presence of glutardialdehyde was proposed. Scanning electron microscopy was used to ascribe any alteration in the fibre morphology. The change in the fabric crystallinity was investigated using X-ray diffraction pattern. The burst strength, bending stiffness and yellowing index of the treated fabrics were in the acceptable range.
ISSN:1229-9197
1875-0052
DOI:10.1007/s12221-019-9275-3