Compound finishing of cotton fabrics with aloe and sericin

Cotton fabric has such drawbacks as low antibacterial and low anti-ultraviolet properties.For this reason,aloe and sericin solution was used to treat the cotton fabric by impregnation process,followed by double-dip -double-nip fixation with adhesive.The optimum lab finishing conditions were obtained by orthogonal experiment.The existence of aloe and sericin on the treated cotton fabric was confirmed by SEM and infrared spectroscopy,and the serviceability of the cotton fabric before and after treatment was tested.The results show that after compound finishing,the antibacterial and anti-ultraviolet properties of the cotton fabric are greatly enhanced,and its serviceability is also improved,thus raising the quality of cotton fabrics.