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Moisture-Induced Reversible Softening of Polyacrylates-Stiffened Cotton Fabrics

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The stiffening finishing of cotton fabrics has been widely used in textile industry. However, the notorious softening of stiffened fabrics attenuated the stiffening style during storage. To reveal crucial factors responsible for the softening phenomenon and elucidate the mechanism, cotton twill woven fabrics finished with polyacrylates (PAcr) stiffening agents were systematically analyzed. The sensitive index to stiffening effect, i.e. stiffness value, was found which can fully assess the handle changes of stiffened fabrics. The stiffness value of stiffened cotton fabrics decreased rapidly in the initial stage of storage, and the declining extent was related to the hygroscopic behavior of stiffened fabrics. Based on the hygroscopic kinetic data, hygroscopic-drying cyclic experiments, and morphology characterization, it was found that interfaces between cotton fibers and stiffening agent film were maintained during the whole hygroscopic process, and the reason for handle changes of stiffened cotton fabrics was ascribed to the reversible moisture-induced plasticization effect on PAcr stiffening agent film and cotton fibers. Furthermore, the underlying softening mechanism was further proposed in this work. Collectively, the present results are crucial for anti-softening in stiffening finishing of hydrophilic fabrics and an important part for the research on the mechanism of softening of stiffened fabrics.

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Financial support from the National Natural Science Foundation of China (NNSFC) project (51573168 and 21908200), the Natural Science Foundation of Guangdong Province (2019B030301003), the Key Research & Development program of Zhejiang Province (2021C03196), the Fundamental Research Funds of Zhejiang Sci-Tech University (18012218-Y), and National Undergraduate Training Programs for Innovation and Entrepreneurship of China (201910338041) is gratefully acknowledged.

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  1. Key Laboratory of Advanced Textile Materials and Manufacturing Technology and Engineering Research Center for Eco-Dyeing & Finishing of Textiles, Ministry of Education, Zhejiang Sci-Tech University, Hangzhou, 310018, China

    Yifang Mi, Die Wu, Yongxiang Li & Zhihai Cao

  2. Transfar Zhilian Co., Ltd., Hangzhou, 311215, China

    Xiaoxia Cheng, Xiaobo Yang & Shuxian Lan

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Mi, Y., Wu, D., Li, Y. et al. Moisture-Induced Reversible Softening of Polyacrylates-Stiffened Cotton Fabrics. Fibers Polym 23, 1284–1292 (2022). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12221-022-4088-1

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