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Authors : Smita Y. Kawley

Page Nos : 67-74

Description :
Nanofabrics are textiles engineered with small particles that give ordinary materials advantageous properties such as super hydrophobicity, lotus effect, odour and moisture elimination, increased elasticity & strength and bacterial resistance Depending on the desired property a nanofabric is either constructed from nanoscopicfibres called nanofibres or it is formed by applying a solution containing nanoparticles to a regular fabric. Application of nanofabrics have the potential to revolutionize textile manufacturing. Nanotechnology is a part of science of technology about the control of matter on the atomic and molecular scale this means things that are about 100 nanometers or smaller. It includes making products that use parts very small, such as electronic devices. catalysts, and sensors etc. Nanotechnology is defined as the study of structures between 1 nanometer and 100 nanometers. A fibre that has a width of less than 1000 nanometers (1000 mm or 1 um) is generally defined as a nanofibre. Nanoparticles on the nanoscale have a very high surface area to volume ratio where as this ratio is much lower for objects on the macroscopic scale. A high relative surface area means that a large proportion of a particle’s mass exists on its surface which create many special properties exhibited by nano fabrics. Nonotechnology has nano materials which can be classified into one, two and three dimensions nano-particles. This classification is based upon different properties it holds such as scattering of light absorbing X-ray transport electric current or heat. The aim of the present study is to see the role of nano technology especially in Textile Processing. The experiments were carried out. The selected sample was treated for scouring, Bleaching, Peach- finishdyeing, Pre-testing, Nanofinishing and Post testing. The results revealed that the tear strength was found to be very good. While tearing strength was decreased and the pH content was good, &a absorbency was about 5 to 6. So it was concluded that the nanofinished fabric was good in all aspects compared with conventional fabric. Key Words : Textile processing - Nanofabric – Nanofinishing, Hydrophobicity.

Date of Online: 30 Sep 2013