Multi-Functional Textile Coatings Based on Polymeric Mate

Waterborne-polyurethane dispersions, consisting of polyol and polyisocyanates building blocks are conventional finish materials for various applications in textile industry, particularly in denim industry. This study aims to prepare a multifunctional polyol block, which is compatible with commercially available polyisocyanates, for polyurethane formation. Therefore, well-defined polymers having both hydroxyl and tertiary amine functions prepared via controlled radical polymerization technique namely atom transfer radical polymerization (ATRP). Hydroxyl functions are considered as cross-linking domains with polyisocyanate to form polyurethane and tertiary amine moieties are considered as quaternarization domains with different length of alkyl-bromides. 1 H-NMR and Dynamic light scattering (DLS) techniques are used for structural characterization and thermal stability evaluation of synthesized polymers respectively. Those synthesized materials are primarily used for surface modification of cellulosic fabrics to achieve wash-fast antimicrobial coatings. Dyeing studies with indigo dyestuff is conducted with both polymer treated and non-treated fabrics. Dyeing studies showed dye-uptake capabilities of polymer coated samples are found to be higher than non-treated fabrics. Datacolor spectrophotometer SF 600 Plus is used to evaluate color measurements.