An investigation of the performance of photochromic dyes and their application to polyester and cotton fabrics

Six commercial photochromic dyes were applied to polyester and, to a lesser extent, cotton fabrics by different dyeing and printing methods. The photochromic performance of the dyed and printed fabrics was investigated in terms of the degree of photocoloration, background colour, fading characterist...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Aldib, Mohanad
Other Authors: Christie, Robert
Published: Heriot-Watt University 2013
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Online Access:http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.616625