Changes in Fabric Surface Pilling under Laser Ablation

Textiles require finishing to improve their usability and functionality but in the first place, to reduce of pilling tendency, which affects all kinds of synthetic and natural fabrics. Several laser ablation tests have been applied to the selected fabrics with different chemical composition to revea...

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Main Authors: Ewa Korzeniewska, Jarosław Gocławski, Joanna Sekulska-Nalewajko, Maria Walczak, Bożena Wilbik-Hałgas
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2020-10-01
Series:Sensors
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Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/1424-8220/20/20/5832
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Summary:Textiles require finishing to improve their usability and functionality but in the first place, to reduce of pilling tendency, which affects all kinds of synthetic and natural fabrics. Several laser ablation tests have been applied to the selected fabrics with different chemical composition to reveal the impact of this process on the pilling behavior. To reflect the pilling changes, two textural descriptors have been proposed to textile images obtained with optical coherence tomography (OCT). They showed the trend to reduce values with increasing laser power applied to the tested fabrics. It has been demonstrated, that in the case of textiles based on polyester threads, laser modification of the product surface led to a significant reduction in their tendency for pilling.
ISSN:1424-8220