“…Therefore, papain has a higher hydrolytic effect and leads to a lower felting shrinkage than savinase. 2,3 During antifelting, wool fabric can lose important proprieties, such as strength and weight, as was observed when comparing the felting shrinkage and strength retention between different proteases. Previous research 2,3 has shown that papain causes a reduced mass loss and achieves better strength retention than savinase, but it did not exhibit a higher efficiency simultaneously.…”