In
this paper, unsaturated collagen microspheres (CMA-Cr/ST) were
constructed from vinyl collagen (CMA, which is from leather solid
waste) and chromium/synthetic tannins (Cr/ST) through hydrogen and
coordination bonds and grafted on polyamide nonwoven fiber by thiol-ene
click chemistry to improve the moisture absorption and permeability
of nonwoven. The results showed that when the quality ratio of CMA
to Cr/ST was 1:1, the magnetic stirring time was 20 min with 250 rpm
at room temperature, the surface and particle size distribution of
the obtained microspheres were smooth and relatively uniform, and
the average particle size was 2–3 μm. When the concentrations
of the microspheres and the initiators were 6 and 0.006 wt %, the
irradiation time was 4 h and the grafting rate of CMA-Cr/ST on the
surface of polyamide fibers would reach 31.3%. The moisture absorption
and permeability of the obtained microsphere-modified polyamide nonwoven
fiber (CMA-Cr/ST-S-PA) were increased. It was found that the collagen
microspheres were firmly modified on the polyamide fibers by moisture
and heat resistance, wash resistance, and solvent resistance studies.