Original scientific paper
https://doi.org/10.65776/ep.20.3.2
Impact of silicone products on the properties of reference polyester fabrics
Tanja Pušić
; University of Zagreb Faculty of Textile Technology
Dora Petek
; DyStar Bencolor Farben, GmbH
Snježana Brnada
; University of Zagreb Faculty of Textile Technology
Tihana Dekanić
; University of Zagreb Faculty of Textile Technology, Croatia
Abstract
The paper examined the effect of the washing and after-treatment on the properties of red, blue, and white reference polyester fabrics. Washing performed with a reference detergent at 60°C was followed by after-treatment with silicone products (A, B) from two manufacturers, both modified polydimethylsiloxanes (PDMS). Untreated, washed, and washed then after-treated polyester fabrics were evaluated by spectral parameters and surface properties. Washing and aftertreatment did not reduce the whiteness of the white fabric, which can be considered a favorable property of the silicone products analyzed. The influence of the silicone products on the colour fastness of blue and red polyester fabrics was confirmed, with product B having a stronger effect than product A. It was found that the after-treatment with both PDMS products exhibited a reduction in the surface friction coefficient in comparison to washed with detergent. Finally, the colour fastness and the fabric surface kurtosis parameter (Rku) showed a difference between the blue and red polyester samples, as well as between the effects of silicone products A and B.
Keywords
polyester fabric, detergent, polydimethylsiloxane (PDMS), spectral parameters, surface properties
Hrčak ID:
348000
URI
Publication date:
18.6.2026.
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