Journal
PROGRESS IN ORGANIC COATINGS
Volume 72, Issue 3, Pages 299-304Publisher
ELSEVIER SCIENCE SA
DOI: 10.1016/j.porgcoat.2011.04.020
Keywords
Thermal adaptability; Phase Change Materials; PLA fabric; Hydrophilicity; Antistatic properties
Funding
- Isfahan University of Technology
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The effects of a hydrophilic coating on poly(lactic acid) (PLA) fabric using polyethylene glycol-dimethyloldihydroxyethyleneurea (PEG-DMDHEU) were studied to obtain highly cross-linked polyethylene glycol (PEG) with acceptable fastness properties owing to the possibility of fixation PEG on the fibres surface at lower temperature than melting point of PLA fibres. PEG as a Phase Change Materials (PCMs) imparts thermal adaptability, which is so important for the comfort of textiles, to the substrate. While there is a good adhesion between the fibre and the PEG polymer for cotton and polyester fibres, polymer adhesion to PLA fibres and its effects on PLA fabrics have never been studied. The effect of hydrophilic coating on the PLA fabric was studied in comparison to polyethylene terephthalate (PET) fabric by measuring the thermal regulating effect, antistatic, air permeability, and mechanical properties. The results exhibit the possibility of multipurpose finishing on both fabrics samples leading to permanent thermal regulating effect and durable antistatic finish. (C) 2011 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
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