Cotton fabrics wrinkle recovery properties

Table 19.6 Wrinkle recovery property of chitosan-treated cotton fabric...

It has been earlier shown that the chitosan treatment adversely affected the wrinkle recovery property of cotton fabric. 

A fibrous substrate, 50 50 cotton polyester, was treated with crosslinked polyethylene glycol, which was a commercial, insoluble, ultra-low formaldehyde release material. The properties of the fabric were evaluated after treatment. It was fonnd to have 2.5 times the flex life, less static charge and improved wrinkle recovery angle. The treated fabrics almost completely inhibited the growth of two fungi, but was not effective in reducing the growth of yeast. Because extremely low levels of formaldehyde were observed in the treated fabrics, the antimicrobial... 

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