Mechanisms and chemistry of anti-pilling finishes

For all kinds of finishes, special product groups are known and listed in catalogues. There is, however, no group of anti-pilling products in the International Textile Auxiliaries Buyers Guide. The reason is not that this finish is not important enough. This astonishing fact may be explained by  

4 Pill curves for fabrics with normal and modified polyester fibres. 

A third approach to reducing pilling tendency is applicable to 100 % cotton fabrics. As described in Chapter 17 on enzymatic finishes the use of cellulase enzymes during wet processing can remove enough of the loose fibres in the yams so that pilling is greatly reduced. 

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