Green Global
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AN INTERDISCIPLINARY APPROACH TO SMART TEXTILE DESIGN USING THERMOCHROMIC, PHOTOCHROMIC & CONVENTIONAL PIGMENTS (Pages : 21 - 27)

Commercial photochromic and thermochromic colorants that change rapidly and reversibly from colorless to colored state when activated by surrounding environment like ultraviolet irradiation, temperature or pH offer significant potential for aesthetic and functional textile design in the area of smart materials. This paper presents an intelligent approach for producing “smart” design on textile fabrics using stimuli sensitive colorants like thermochromic and photochromic colorants together with conventional pigments by dyeing or printing in single step. Color measurements of the dyed samples were carried out considering their dynamic color changing properties and represented by reflectance curve. Wash fastness was measured by measuring color strength (K/S) and color difference (?E) of the samples after repeated washing and found good. A comparative study on the color build up on the test sample before and after exposure to the Xenon lamp after a specific time interval was used as a measure of light fastness behavior and found satisfactory. This paper represents a user friendly procedure to applying thermochromic, photochromic and non-thermochromic colorants on textile goods with best possible colorimetric properties.Download