EFFECT OF NANO-SILICONE SOFTENER ON ABRASION AND PILLING RESISTANCE AND COLOR FASTNESS OF KNITTED FABRICS

ÇELİK N., Degirmenci Z., Kaynak H. K.

TEKSTIL VE KONFEKSIYON, cilt.20, sa.1, ss.41-47, 2010 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 20 Sayı: 1
  • Basım Tarihi: 2010
  • Dergi Adı: TEKSTIL VE KONFEKSIYON
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus, TR DİZİN (ULAKBİM)
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.41-47
  • Çukurova Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

Silicones are the most widely used softeners in textile industry. Silicone softeners are classified into three groups according to particle size; macro, micro and nano-silicones. Nano-silicone softeners penetrate the fabric inner structure more easily than others. Due to the fact that nano-silicone softener application area widens rapidly in commercial use, we give a comparison with respect to performance and color fastness properties of knitted fabrics with and without nano-silicone softener in this study. We obtained and evaluated the properties as abrasion and pilling resistance, rubbing, dry cleaning, and washing fastness using four different knitted samples. Fabrics with nano-silicone softener exhibited poor abrasion but better pilling resistance. Nano-silicone softener treatment does not have significant effect on color fastness properties of knitted fabrics.