Technical gazette, Vol. 31 No. 6, 2024.
Original scientific paper
https://doi.org/10.17559/TV-20240305001376
The Influence of the Textile Substrate Colour on the Speed of Colour Change of Thermochromic Prints
Katarina Maričić
orcid.org/0000-0003-2583-1719
; University of Novi Sad, Faculty of Technical Sciences, Trg Dositeja Obradovića 6, Novi Sad, Serbia
*
Nemanja Kašiković
orcid.org/0000-0002-4416-8070
; University of Novi Sad, Faculty of Technical Sciences, Trg Dositeja Obradovića 6, Novi Sad, Serbia
Nada Miketić
orcid.org/0000-0002-7270-2699
; University of Novi Sad, Faculty of Technical Sciences, Trg Dositeja Obradovića 6, Novi Sad, Serbia
Teodora Gvoka
; University of Novi Sad, Faculty of Technical Sciences, Trg Dositeja Obradovića 6, Novi Sad, Serbia
Gordana Bošnjaković
; University of Novi Sad, Faculty of Technical Sciences, Trg Dositeja Obradovića 6, Novi Sad, Serbia
* Corresponding author.
Abstract
This paper aims to examine the influence of the colour of textile materials on the speed of colour change of a screen-printed sample using a reversible thermochromic ink, focusing on application in the sports industry. In other words, what effect the colour of textile materials has on the optical properties of the printed sample during its cooling. Two different types of textile materials of different colours were used as a substrate for printing, and a water-based magenta leuco thermochromic ink with an activation temperature of 31 °C was used for screen printing. Experimental results indicate significant differences in the speed and intensity of colour change between different colours of textile substrates. It has been found that darker substrate colours tend to provide a slower and less intense colour change of the printed pattern compared to lighter substrate colours. These studies are essential for textile designers and sportswear manufacturers to understand better the factors that influence the speed and intensity of colour change due to monitoring the physical and physiological state of the athlete.
Keywords
colour difference; screen-printing; smart textiles; thermochromic ink
Hrčak ID:
321946
URI
Publication date:
31.10.2024.
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