The Effect of Homogeneous Fiber Treatments on the Properties of Mercerized and Crosslinked Cotton Fabrics

Boer, J.J. De; Borsten, H.

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“…Leah [ 13] reported information concerning such performance, obtained by controlled low wet pickup application of crosslinking reagent. De Boer [6,7] and de Boer and Borsten [8] described additional results on pe~or-mance and distribution of reagent residues in fabrics from low wet pickup finishing.…”

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Assessment of Fabric Performance Versus Reagent Location from Lick Roller Application of DMDHEU

Rowland

Bertoniere

King

1983

Textile Research Journal

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The balance of textile performance properties and the distribution of crosslinking reagent residues throughout fabric were studied in relation to lick roller application of DMDHEU. Features of the lick roller treated fabric were compared to the conventional pad(immersion)-dry-cure product and to a corresponding product designed to have a high degree of uniformity of reagent residue distribution throughout the thickness of the fabric by minimizing migration. A special Osnaburg-fabric was used to facilitate several aspects of the study including the measurement of distribution of reagent residues. The fabric treated to a high degree of uniformity of reagent residue distribution exhibited substantially higher abrasion resistance than the conventional product when compared at equal levels of durable press appearance rating; it was slightly lower in strength properties. The product from lick roller treatment at optimum liquor pickup approached the high uniformity standard in uniformity of reagent residue distribution throughout the fabric thickness and in abrasion resistance. In breaking strength, tearing strength, and elongation (especially in the warp), this product from lick roller treatment performed close to the high uniformity standard. The performance of another product from lick roller treatment that involved lower liquor pickup is also described, Performance properties and distributions of reagent residues are discussed in detail.

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Assessment of Fabric Performance Versus Reagent Location from Lick Roller Application of DMDHEU

Rowland

Bertoniere

King

1983

Textile Research Journal

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“…Our observation here is consistent with what reported in the literature. 29,30 De Bore and Borsten observed that mercerized and DP finished cotton fabric had more homogeneous distribution of crosslinks and improved fabric tensile and tearing strength. 29 Shin and co-workers used "wet fixation" and "steam fixation" to facilitate the penetration of monomeric crosslinking agents into fiber interiors and observes higher fabric strength.…”

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“…29,30 De Bore and Borsten observed that mercerized and DP finished cotton fabric had more homogeneous distribution of crosslinks and improved fabric tensile and tearing strength. 29 Shin and co-workers used "wet fixation" and "steam fixation" to facilitate the penetration of monomeric crosslinking agents into fiber interiors and observes higher fabric strength. 30 Shown in Figure 9 is the flex abrasion resistance vs WRA of the cotton fabric treated with PIA and BTCA of different concentrations and cured at 180°C for 3 min.…”

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Crosslinking cotton with poly(itaconic acid) and in situ polymerization of itaconic acid: Fabric mechanical strength retention

Yang

Lickfield

2003

J of Applied Polymer Sci

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Polycarboxylic acids have been used as nonformaldehyde durable press finishing agents for cotton fabrics. Previously, we found that itaconic acid (IA) polymerized in situ on cotton fabric and also in an aqueous solution in the presence of a K 2 S 2 O 8 /NaH 2 PO 2 initiation system. Both poly(itaconic acid) (PIA) and the polymer formed by in situ polymerization of IA are able to crosslink cotton cellulose, thus imparting wrinkle resistance to cotton. In this research, we compared the performance of the cotton fabric crosslinked by PIA and that crosslinked by in situ polymerization of IA. The fabric treated with PIA and that treated with IA had similar wrinkle recovery angles. The cotton fabric treated with IA, however, lost more tensile strength than that treated with PIA due to cellulose degradation. We determined the magnitude of the fabric tensile strength loss attributed to crosslinking by separating the tensile strength loss due to cellulose degradation from the total tensile strength loss, and found that the tensile strength loss caused by crosslinking for the fabric treated with PIA was significantly higher than that for the fabric treated with IA. This can probably be attributed to more concentrated crosslinkages formed on the near surface of the PIA-treated cotton fabric. PIA had poorer penetration into the amorphous cellulose region in fiber interior due to its much larger molecular size, thus increasing its concentration on the fabric's near surface. The data also suggest that more concentrated crosslinkages on the fabric surface reduced fabric abrasion resistance.

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“…Previous studies on the relation between resin content and single fiber mechanical properties have concentrated primarily on tensile properties [ S, 6,8,9,16 ] . Essentially with increasing resin content, the tensile strength and extensibility of the fiber drop sharply at first, and then their rate of loss becomes either much lower or constant.…”

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“…They found that unlike the tensile properties, the drop in fatigue life was continuous, but they did not study the effect of mercerizing the cotton before resin treatment on the tensile or flex fatigue properties of their fibers. None of the workers we have cited [5,6,8,9,16] attempted to estimate fiber brittleness quantitatively by, for example, the breaking twist angle ( BTA ) . This method yields the maximum resistance of a fiber to shear and can be taken to represent its brittleness [ 13 J, although brittleness could have a larger impact than tensile properties on fabric durability during end use.…”

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Effect of Dimethyloldihydroxyethyleneurea on the Properties of Cellulosic Fibers

Zeronian

Bertoniere

Alger

et al. 1989

Textile Research Journal

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We have determined the effect of dimethyloldihydroxyethyleneurea (DMDHEU) on the tensile properties, brittleness, and flex fatigue properties of cotton fibers before and after slack mercerization. The tensile strength and extensibility of nonmercerized fibers decrease with DMDHEU application, but there are distinct differences in the effect of mercerization on the tensile properties of the fibers depending on whether a G. barbadense or G. hirsutum sample is being studied. We explain the effects of crosslinking on the tensile properties of nonmercerized and mercerized cotton in terms of current knowledge of their fine structure, and we suggest that morphology also plays an important role in determining the effect of resins on such properties. The brittleness of nonmercerized and mercerized cotton fibers as measured by the breaking twist angle (BTA) method increases as DMDHEU content increases. BTA is correlated with various tensile parameters. The correlation coefficient falls in the order extensibility > nominal rupture energy > tenacity > secant modulus. When considering the effect of resins on the tensile properties of cotton fibers, yams, or fabrics, we recommend that more attention be paid to extensibility. In general, it appears that for cotton at low DMDHEU contents, a premercerization treatment retains the flex life of the sample at a value close to that of the nonresin-treated, nonmercerized control.Although crosslinking improves the crease resistance of cotton fabrics, it simultaneously reduces their durability. To help optimize the crease resistance effects while minimizing the decrease in durability, we need to understand the influence of crosslinking on the mechanical properties of the fibers. While workers have attempted to hypothesize the effects of crosslinks on the properties of cotton ( for example, reference 7), the hypotheses need reevaluating in terms of the current knowledge of the structure of cotton.Previous studies on the relation between resin content and single fiber mechanical properties have concentrated primarily on tensile properties [ S, 6, 8, 9, 16 ] . Essentially with increasing resin content, the tensile strength and extensibility of the fiber drop sharply at first, and then their rate of loss becomes either much lower or constant. Quantitative comparisons of data in these publications are difficult, since the researchers have used different resins and different cotton types.Also, in some cases the amount of resin on the fibers is neither given nor calculable from the data. Gbksoy and Hearle [ 8 have studied the fatigue life of cotton treated with DMDHEU in addition to its tensile properties. They found that unlike the tensile properties, the drop in fatigue life was continuous, but they did not study the effect of mercerizing the cotton before resin treatment on the tensile or flex fatigue properties of their fibers. None of the workers we have cited [5,6,8,9,16] attempted to estimate fiber brittleness quantitatively by, for example, the breaking twist angle ( BTA ) . This met...

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The Effect of Homogeneous Fiber Treatments on the Properties of Mercerized and Crosslinked Cotton Fabrics

Cited by 12 publications

References 2 publications

Assessment of Fabric Performance Versus Reagent Location from Lick Roller Application of DMDHEU

Assessment of Fabric Performance Versus Reagent Location from Lick Roller Application of DMDHEU

Crosslinking cotton with poly(itaconic acid) and in situ polymerization of itaconic acid: Fabric mechanical strength retention

Effect of Dimethyloldihydroxyethyleneurea on the Properties of Cellulosic Fibers

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