Surface properties of polyester fabrics induced by excimer laser processing

Improving Properties of Polyester and Cellulose Acetate Fabrics using Laser Irradiation

“…White secondary cellulose acetate (CA), satin weave, of density 1.32 g/cm 3 and of 38.5% acetyl content was used. The fabric was cleaned in an aqueous solution containing 2 g/l of nonionic detergent (Hostapal CV, Clariant) at 60°C for 20 min followed by warm and cold rinsing.…”

“…There were no polar molecules and pendent groups in polyester fibers, and therefore the dyeability of polyester was poor compared to those of other synthetic fibers. The excimer UV-laser treatment can improve the dye ability of polyester fibers [3]. Figures 3-5 represented the color intensity of laser treated CA fabric.…”

“…After excimer laser treatment, the dyeability of the fabric was improved. The study on surface reflectance showed that excimer laser treatment resulted in a reduction and a more uniform distribution of fabric glossiness; the treated polyester fabric samples had a silk-like appearance [3].…”

CO2 Laser Dye Patterning for Textile Design and Apparel Manufacture

“…Within a textile engineering context regarding synthetic fabrics, laser technology can modify surface fibres through laser beam interaction as studied by: Shahidi & Wiener [1]; Lau et al [2]; Bahtiyari [3]; Kan [4,5]; Shahidi et al [6]; Nourbakhsh & Ebrahimi [7], for example. This interaction changes the physical material properties of synthetic fibres such as polyester (PET), altering the polymeric molecular chains of substrates.…”

Induced superabsorbency in polyester fiber

“…This issue can minimize the modification of the fiber properties, especially in terms of water and color absorption. Nowadays, in addition to the above points, some methods such as plasma, corona and laser, because of their reduced water consumption and chemical materials have attracted more attention [11][12][13]. Although these methods have bio-adaptability and other advantages, they suffer from some shortcomings.…”