Moula A T M Gulam, Mamun Md Abdullah Al, Khan Md Humayun Kabir, Hosen Md Dulal, Siddiquee Md Abu Bakar
Department of Textile Engineering, Mawlana Bhashani Science and Technology University, Tangail-1902, Bangladesh.
Department of Textile Engineering, Uttara University, Dhaka-1230, Bangladesh.
Heliyon. 2023 Dec 17;10(1):e23834. doi: 10.1016/j.heliyon.2023.e23834. eCollection 2024 Jan 15.
The aim of this study is to analyze the use of vitamin E to enhance fabric's hand feel, moisture management and fabric strength which are affected due to flame retardant finish. Flame retardant treated fabrics typically become stiff, but the addition of Vitamin E along with emulsifier and binding agent through a vertical padding mangle by two times dipping and nipping results a soft fabric without impairing the flammability properties as determined by 45-degree flammability test. The samples were characterized by FTIR spectra, SEM images, and water contact angle. A new characteristics band is appeared at 1455 cm for skeletal vibration of phenyl ring system of alpha tocopherol for Vitamin E measured by Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (FTIR) that proves the effective attachment of vitamin E with fabric. Hydrophilicity of vitamin E containing sample is discovered after showing 37.629° as a water contact angle at optical tensiometer (Attension theta lite). Additionally, fabric comfort properties, moisture management properties, and mechanical properties were measured by fabric touch tester (FTT), moisture management tester (MMT) machine and tensile strength tester respectively that demonstrate significant affirmative change in almost all indexes of FTT, 43.5 % increase of overall moisture management capacity by MMT and 23 % increase of tear strength by tensile strength tester due to use of vitamin E that effectively compensate lower strength, poor fabric comfort, and low moisture management capability of flame retardant treated fabric.
本研究的目的是分析使用维生素E来改善织物的手感、水分管理性能以及因阻燃整理而受到影响的织物强度。经阻燃处理的织物通常会变硬，但通过垂直轧车，分两次浸渍和 nip 入，添加维生素E以及乳化剂和粘合剂，可得到柔软的织物，且不会损害由45度燃烧性测试所确定的可燃性。通过傅里叶变换红外光谱 (FTIR)、扫描电子显微镜 (SEM) 图像和水接触角对样品进行表征。通过傅里叶变换红外光谱 (FTIR) 测量，维生素E的α-生育酚苯环系统的骨架振动在1455 cm处出现一个新的特征带，证明了维生素E与织物的有效附着。在光学张力计 (Attension theta lite) 上，含维生素E的样品的水接触角为37.629°，表明其具有亲水性。此外，分别通过织物触感测试仪 (FTT)、水分管理测试仪 (MMT) 和拉伸强度测试仪测量织物的舒适性能、水分管理性能和机械性能，结果表明，由于使用了维生素E，FTT的几乎所有指标都有显著的正向变化，MMT的整体水分管理能力提高了43.5%，拉伸强度测试仪的撕裂强度提高了23%，有效地弥补了阻燃处理织物强度较低、织物舒适性差和水分管理能力低的问题。
