Rapid fabrication of vivid noniridescent structural colors on fabrics with robust structural stability by screen printing

Artificially constructed noniridescent structural colors originating from the coherent scattering of visible light have attracted widespread interest and show great potential in color-related fields. In this paper, the vivid noniridescent structural colors on white fabric with robust structural stability are fabricated by a fast screen printing technique and it is easy to achieve large-scale production and multi-color pattern output with a multistep printing process. The obtained noniridescent structural colors on various substrates have high color visibility. Meanwhile, polyacrylate (PA) as the waterborne adhesive in the printing paste system greatly enhances structural stability, which is subsequently confirmed by laundering and rubbing tests. The innovative and environmentally friendly dyeing technology exhibits great potential applications in textile coloring and other color-related fields.