Variation of Cotton Properties Due to the Application of Sea Fragance Microcapsules

Abstract

Cotton fabrics are used in multiple applications consequently, are susceptible to treatments for its functionalization. Microcapsules interest is increasing among the industry field as they allow to incorporate multiple functions to textiles. The finishing treatments that incorporate microcapsules contain in their formulations binding agents in order to increase their permanence on the textile. In this work, different concentrations of resin are tested in order to evaluate weather its application on industrial formulations with microcapsules influences the flexural rigidity on the cotton fabric. Considering that the application of the microcapsules is carried out in the final phase of the textile proces, it can modify the fabric appearenace. The possible color modification that is generated on three colors, red, yellow and blue at 2% on fiber weight has also been evaluated. The study shows that not only the resin influences the flexural rigidity of the tissue, but the presence of microcapsules also modifies this behavior. In addition, it is proven that the color variation is not significant to detect a perceptible change in tissue coloration. Flexural rigidity modification can be obsereved previusly to observe changes in color. Keywords: Fabric, cotton, microcapsules, rigidity, colour