In this work, a weft-knitted fabric produced from 100% meta-aramid (MA) fibre was functionalized by using polyelectrolyte, Poly (diallyldimethylammonium chloride) (PDDA), in order to modify its surface for dyeing with an uncommon dye class for MA fibres. Contact angle, dye solution drop adsorption, Scanning Electron Microscopy (SEM), reflectance spectrophotometry, washing and rubbing fastness tests were performed to study the effects caused by the interaction between PDDA and MA fabric. Good results of dyebath exhaustion with excellent values of colour strength were obtained for the samples previously treated with PDDA. These results showed the possibility of obtaining distinct and deep colours besides generating a lower energetic cost using shorter time and lower dyeing temperature as compared to those normally used in the MA dyeing process.
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