Structural coloration is an important
way to realize eco-friendly
dyeing of textiles. Structural colored cotton fabric was obtained
by fabricating a polydopamine (PDA) film on the white cotton fabric
at different polymerization reaction times. PDA is prone to generate
capillary tension during film formation, which damages the uniformity
and interfacial bonding force of the film. Multiple hydrogen bonds
will form between the lactam group of polyvinylpyrrolidone (PVP) and
the phenolic hydroxyl group of PDA. The introduced hydrogen bonds
will effectively enhance the interfacial bond strength and lead to
structural color with high color fastness. The surface morphology
of double-layer aggregates of the PDA film on structural colored cotton
fabric was revealed by scanning electron microscopy. The chemical
constitution of the PDA film and PVP was investigated by Fourier transform
infrared spectroscopy and X-ray diffraction. The color characteristics
of structural colored cotton fabrics were analyzed by UV–vis
reflectance spectroscopy and spectrophotometry.
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