EFFECT OF COMMERCIAL WATER REPELLENT AGENTS ON FUNCTIONAL PROPERTIES OF POLYESTER WOVEN FABRIC USED FOR WASHABLE MEDICAL MASKS
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Technical University of Liberec
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Water repellent fabrics are always used for washable medical mask production to keep them from the bacterial liquid during use. Choosing the right water repellent which is efficient and suitable for fabric is important in washable medical mask production. The water-resistant treated fabric needs to keep its water repellent for many washed cycles. Moreover, their physico-mechanical properties such as air permeability and thickness must be less changed. In this study, four commercial water-resistant chemicals (Ruco–Coat BC 7068, TP – Phob FC 2904, Phobotex RHP Hydrophobic Agent, Ruco-guard AFB60) were used to treat the 100% polyester woven fabric to examine the influence of the type and concentration of the waterresistant chemicals on water repellent capability of the polyester woven fabric. The fabric thickness and the air permeability of the untreated and treated fabric were investigated. The SEM, FE-SEM analysis, and the FTIR spectra were used to find the differences between the initial and treated fabric. The results showed that the water-resistant type influenced the water repellent capability of fabrics and their duration. Among four investigated water resistance, the TP – Phob FC 2904 presented the best water resistance for treatment of the 100% polyester woven fabric, and its concentration of 50 g/l has maintained 85 % fabric water repellent capability after 25 washed cycles.
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Water repellent fabric, Woven fabric, Water resistant chemicals, Air permeability
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1335-0617