Author(s)

Kawser Parveen Chowdhury

Department of Wet Process Engineering, Faculty of Textile Chemical Engineering, Bangladesh University of Textiles, Dhaka, Bangladesh.

This study demonstrated that the changes in functional properties of both woven and knit cotton fabrics were determined to evaluate the performance of different special finishes. Here, 100% cotton fabrics were treated with different types of finishing chemicals at different formulations. To assess the performance of different finishes on fabric properties, GSM, bursting strength, tensile strength, dimensional stability, absorbency, crease recovery angle with ASTM and AATCC methods were done. The results showed that the functional properties of the finished cotton fabrics both woven and knit depend to a great extent on the type of finish.

Water Repellent Finish, Wrinkle Free Finish, Soft Finish, Paper Touch Finish, Knit Fabric, Woven Fabric, Performance

Chowdhury, K. (2018) Effect of Special Finishes on the Functional Properties of Cotton Fabrics. Journal of Textile Science and Technology, 4, 49-66. doi: 10.4236/jtst.2018.42003.