Abstract
Due to the inherent hydrophobic nature of Polyester fibers, fabrics formed entirely from Polyester fibers exhibit relatively poor moisture absorption and release properties introduce an uncomfortable condition to the wearer. The present study focuses on adding enhanced and durable hydrophobicity properties to Polyester fabrics, through coated using a cellulose solvent of NaOH/urea/thiourea aqueous solution at 8/8/6.5 compositions. Aqueous NaOH/urea/thiourea solution as non-derivatizing solvent broke the intra- and inter-molecular hydrogen bonding of cellulose and prevented the approach toward each other of the cellulose molecules, leading to the salvation of cellulose which the hydrophilic properties imparted to the fabric. The effect of percentage of cellulose solution coating has been studied on some physical properties such as fabric wettability, water wicking, stiffness, and air permeability, as well as the method of application of the cellulose coating. The surface characterization of the coated Polyester fabric is performed using FTIR and SEM. The results relate to coated Polyester fabric demonstrated enhanced and durable hydrophobicity and rewetting properties due to hydrophilic properties imparted to these substrates
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