Conclusions
A study of the process of photoinitiated grafting of acrylamide to fibres of polyethylene terephthalate in the presence of benzophenone introduced into the fibre by preliminary treatment in a mixture of organic solvents indicates the possibility of carrying out a graft polymerization reaction without significant homopolymer formation.
The modified fibre is characterized by an increased hydrophilicity and dyeability with cationic dyes, and by a good antistatic response. No impairment in breaking characteristics of the fibre or in its thermal properties takes place as a result of the grafting.
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Yugoslavia. Translated from Khimicheskie Volokna, No. 4, pp. 49–51, July–August, 1985.
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Gatseva-Bogoeva, G., Petrov, G. Photoinitiated graft polymerization of acrylamide to polyethylene terephthalate and properties of the modified fibres. Fibre Chem 17, 300–304 (1986). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00545655
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