Polyfunctional finishing options for cotton textiles

Abstract

Polyfunctional finish is the term used for any single chemical newlinefinishing treatment which can impart more than one functional property in the newlinetextile material The advantages are savings in energy time and labor newlinereduction in lockin period and increase in production 100 cotton fabric newlinerequires several functional properties like crease recovery dimensional newlinestability reduced flexural rigidity and soil release to make it ideally suitable newlinefor meeting the apparel requirements of the customer Antimicrobial UV newlinerepellent and flame resistance characteristics also expected to be present in the newlinematerial meant for specific end uses By choosing suitable new range of newlinefinishing chemicals more number of functional properties can be imparted in newlinecotton textiles using one single application process newline newline