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A simple method for the objective characterisation of fabric softness. Part 1: Influence of bleaching, dyeing and crosslinking of wool *
Author(s) -
Bereck Attila,
Dillbohner Silke,
Weber Burkhard,
Riegel Dieter,
Mosel Jörg,
Reper Johannes Michael,
Brakelmann Axel
Publication year - 1997
Publication title -
journal of the society of dyers and colourists
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.297
H-Index - 49
eISSN - 1478-4408
pISSN - 0037-9859
DOI - 10.1111/j.1478-4408.1997.tb01853.x
Subject(s) - dyeing , wool , ranking (information retrieval) , substrate (aquarium) , materials science , hysteresis , pulp and paper industry , composite material , chemistry , computer science , engineering , artificial intelligence , physics , oceanography , quantum mechanics , geology
A simple method for the characterisation of fabric softness using a conventional tensile tester and a special measurement device has been developed. The method is demonstrated to be especially useful in detecting changes in softness of a given substrate due to different treatments. The results obtained, particularly hysteresis at 75% of the maximum extension, provide a good correlation with subjective ranking for samples that are subjectively distinguishable; they also differentiate well between samples which seem subjectively indistinguishable. Screening tests were carried out, mainly on wool fabrics, to find the effect of different treatments such as oxidative (alkaline and acidic) and reductive (Blankit IN) bleaching, dyeing with acid and a 1:2 metal complex, chrome and (mono and bi)reactive dyes, the effect of the antisetting agent Basolan AS (BASF) and of crosslinking with Irgasol HTW (CGY) on fabric softness.