Antibacterial Activity and Thermophysiological Comfort Enhancement by Calcium Chloride Solutions of Highly Elastane Polyamide 66 Fabrics

Nilüfer Yıldız Varan, Pelin Altay*

*Corresponding author for this work

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Abstract

A novel method to enhance antibacterial activity, thermophysiological comfort properties of highly elastane polyamide 66 fabrics by calcium chloride pad-dry-cure method was proposed. For this purpose, three different calcium chloride solutions were prepared and applied by pad-dry-cure method to the polyamide tricot (locknit) warp knitted fabrics. The effects of this method on polyamide fabrics were investigated by antibacterial activity, thermophysiological properties, physical performance tests and characterization analyses, namely, SEM, EDX and FTIR-ATR. Results indicate that calcium chloride agent procedure significantly affected antibacterial activity and thermal comfort properties. The calcium chloride agent procedure was found to be favorable for polyamide/elastane fabrics since it provided antibacterial activity and thermophysiological effect under mild conditions with good stiffness, handle and whiteness properties by means of calcium chloride ionic bonds onto polyamide/elastane fabrics. Most notably, calcium chloride treated fabrics were evaluated as good antibacterial, extremely breathable and comfortable at a higher level of activity.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)967-976
Number of pages10
JournalFibers and Polymers
Volume23
Issue number4
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - Apr 2022

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© 2022, The Korean Fiber Society.

Keywords

  • Antibacterial
  • Calcium chloride
  • Elastane
  • Polyamide
  • Thermophysiological comfort

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