β-Cyclodextrin stabilized on three-dimensional polyester fabric with different crosslinking agents
Abstract
The stabilization of β-cyclodextrin (β-CD) on spacer polyester fabric (three-dimensional) is an interesting task. Using a crosslinking agent to stabilize β-CD on the spacer polyester fabric is necessary. This causes an increase in the durability of β-CD on the fabric. In this research, five different crosslinking agents, including two non-formaldehyde crosslinking agents (citric acid and 1,2,3,4-butane tetracarboxylic acid), one formaldehyde-based crosslinking agent (dimethylol dihydroxyl ethylene urea), and two different commercial siloxane-based softeners, were used to specify the best yield on the polyester spacer fabric with β-CD. The results showed that, among the different crosslinking agents, 1,2,3,4-butane tetracarboxylic acid provided the best durability after 10 washings. The changes in the weight, regain, drop absorption time on the fabric surface, metal-ion (chrome) absorption, and reactive-dye absorption were also reported, and scanning electron microscopy pictures were observed. © 2009 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J Appl Polym Sci, 2010
