Effect of Surface Modification on Comfort Properties of Inner Layer Lyocell Fabric in Multilayered Technical Textiles

T Ramachandran¹, L Hari Gopalakrishnan²

¹Principal, Karpagam Institute of Technology, Coimbatore, India.
²Department of Textile Technology, Karpagam University, Coimbatore, India.

Abstract

Lyocell microfibre fabrics were produced using rapier weaving machine, which is to be used as inner layer while developing the Multilayered Technical Tecxtiles. The lyocell microfibre fabric has been treated with plasma using low pressure Oxygen. Then the plasma treated and untreated fabrics were dyed using reactive dyes. The dyed lyocell fabrics of plasma treated and untreated were tested for the comfort properties such as Wickablity, Air Permeablilty and Water Vapour Permeablilty. The results of the study confirmed that there is a significant improvments in Wickablilty and Air permeablilty of plasma treated fabrics which are essential characteristics for inner layer of the Multilayered Technical Textiles. The significant improvements due to new porus in the treated fabrics allow more air to penterate and also to increase the Wickablilty. Where as the Water Vapour Permeablilty characteristics of the untreated fabric have better results than plasma treated fabrics due to new etching on the surface of the treated fabrics which retain more vapour than untreated fabrics. The Plasma treated lyocell fabric can be used as inner layer for the development of Multilayered Technical Textiles.

Keywords

• Microfibre, Lyocell, Plasma, Reactive, Water Vapour, Wicking, Multilayered Fabrics

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T Ramachandran, L Hari Gopalakrishnan. "Effect of Surface Modification on Comfort Properties of Inner Layer Lyocell Fabric in Multilayered Technical Textiles." International Conference on Systems, Science, Control, Communication, Engineering and Technology (2015): 13-16. Print.