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Durable Aroma Finishing of Wool Fabric with Microencapsulated Vetiver Essential Oil and Assessment of its Properties
SHALINI RUKHAYA*, NEELAM M. ROSE, SAROJ YADAV
Department of Textile and Apparel Designing, I.C. College of Home Science.
Chaudhary Charan Singh Haryana Agricultural University, Hisar-125 004 (Haryana), India.
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Journal of Polymer Materials 2021, 38(3-4), 179-190. https://doi.org/10.32381/JPM.2021.38.3-4.1
Abstract
The present study was conducted to develop aroma wool fabric using microencapsulated vetiver
essential oil without deteriorating the fabric properties. SEM analysis of the treated wool fabric
depicted adhesion of numerous microcapsules of spherical shape and FTIR analysis indicated
presence of different functional groups on the fabric. The aroma treatment improved most of
the tested physical properties of wool fabric. Aroma treated fabric displayed good antimoth
efficacy in terms of weight reduction (7.57%) and moth mortality (40%). Treated wool fabric also
exhibited antibacterial activity with 63.45 and 61.37 percent reduction in bacterial growth against
S. aureus and E.coli, respectively. The UPF value of scoured fabric (30.25) enhanced to 87.70
after treatment with microencapsulated vetiver oil. Aroma durability in terms of retention and
intensity of aroma in treated fabric was assessed and good aroma durability was noticed against
washing, abrasion, ironing and sun-drying. Hence, microencapsulated vetiver oil appears to be
an appropriate aspirant for the development of multifunctional textiles having fragrance with
added antimoth, antibacterial and UV protection properties.
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APA Style
RUKHAYA, S., ROSE, N.M., YADAV, S. (2021). Durable aroma finishing of wool fabric with microencapsulated vetiver essential oil and assessment of its properties. Journal of Polymer Materials, 38(3-4), 179-190. https://doi.org/10.32381/JPM.2021.38.3-4.1
Vancouver Style
RUKHAYA S, ROSE NM, YADAV S. Durable aroma finishing of wool fabric with microencapsulated vetiver essential oil and assessment of its properties. J Polym Materials . 2021;38(3-4):179-190 https://doi.org/10.32381/JPM.2021.38.3-4.1
IEEE Style
S. RUKHAYA, N.M. ROSE, and S. YADAV "Durable Aroma Finishing of Wool Fabric with Microencapsulated Vetiver Essential Oil and Assessment of its Properties," J. Polym. Materials , vol. 38, no. 3-4, pp. 179-190. 2021. https://doi.org/10.32381/JPM.2021.38.3-4.1