Imparting Multi-Functional Properties to Cotton Fabric by Means of Sol Gel Process

 

Cotton fabric surface was successfully functionalized by means of sol gel process to impart multifunctional properties.  Functionalizing with vinyltrimethoxysilane imparted water repellency and wrinkle recovery and introduced onto the fabric surface vinyl groups (-CH=CH₂) that could be initiated for copolymerization reactions with various monomers.  Functionalizing the fabric surface with tetraethyl orthotitanate (Ti(OCH₂CH₃)₄) imparted excellent  UVR scattering and “self-cleaning” properties.