Techniques for improving one or more aesthetic functional properties of textiles encompasses several major approaches that are far more comprehensive and diverse than employing only conventional textile finishing methods. Such improvement can be achieved by three major ways:
Dimensional stabilization
Surface modification
Physico-chemical and Chemical techniques
Dimensional stabilization of fabrics is usually achieved during processing by various mechanical and thermal techniques.
Modification of fibre
surface in fabrics by a variety of techniques (chemical,
physical, exposure to high energy sources) leading to
changes in the
appearance aesthetics and surface characteristics of
fabrics.
Physico-chemical and chemical methods include coating, exposure to high energy sources, micro encapsulation and application of
chemical finishes and polymers to improve one or more textile properties for specific end uses.
