Textiles containing cellulose graft

Table VII. Properties of Textile Fabrics Containing Cellulose Graft Copolymers...

Abdel-Mohdy, F. A., Graft copolymerization of nitrogen- and phosphorus-containing monomers onto cellulosics for flame-retardant finishing of cotton textiles, J. Appl. Polym. Sci., 2003, 89, 2573-2578. 

For most textile uses, a DS <1 is desirable. Cyanoethylation can impart a wide variety of properties to the cotton fabric, such as rot resistance, heat and acid resistance, and receptivity to acid and acetate dyes. Acrylonitrile and acrylonitrile polymers (qv) has also been radiation-pol5unerized onto cotton with a °Co source. Microscopical examination of ultrathin sections of the product shows that the location of the polymer is within the fiber (120). Examination of the ir spectrum of cotton-containing polymerized acrylonitrile indicates that grafliing occurs at the hydroxyl site of the cellulose (121). Another monomer grafted onto cellulose by irradiation is styrene polymers (qv). Chemical properties, mechanisms, and textile properties of these grafted poisoners of cellulose have been summarized... 

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