Study on hydraulic spray atomizing system as a new resource-efficient dyeing-finishing method for wool fabric.

This study introduces hydraulic spray (HS) atomizing system as new resource-efficient continuous dyeing-finishing method for wool fabric. Here, wool fabric was dyed and finished by using commercial dyes and finishes through either one-step or two-steps HS method. Results obtained from color strength (K/S), color difference (ΔE) and color fastness analysis presented the apprehension of HS method in dyeing of wool fabric with different GSM and dyes.

Effect of physical parameters and temperature on the piezo-electric jetting behaviour of UV-curable photochromic inks.

Although resource-efficient processes like inkjet printing have a large potential to foster the development of smart and functional textiles, one bottleneck still is the development of functional inks. To make inkjet printing and UV curing given production techniques for smart and functional specialty products, e.g.

Inkjet printing and UV-LED curing of photochromic dyes for functional and smart textile applications.

Health concerns as a result of harmful UV-rays drive the development of UV-sensors of different kinds. In this research, a UV-responsive smart textile is produced by inkjet printing and UV-LED curing of a specifically designed photochromic ink on PET fabric. This paper focuses on tuning and characterizing the colour performance of a photochromic dye embedded in a UV-curable ink resin.