Finishing Viscose Woven Fabric Using Regenerated Bombyx Mori Silk Fibroin

Ngoc Thang Nguyen1, , Thi Lan Huong Vo1,2
1 Hanoi University of Science and Technology – No. 1, Dai Co Viet, Hai Ba Trung, Hanoi, Vietnam
2 Hanoi University of Textile and Garment Industry – Le Chi, Gia Lam, Hanoi, Vietnam

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In this paper, silk fibroin from Vietnamese Bombyx mori cocoons was dissolved by a lithium bromide/ethanol/water solution and regenerated onto a viscose woven fabric via the padding method. The fibroin deposits on the fabric were characterised by optical microscopy (OM), scanning electron microscopy (SEM), and color measurement. The physico-mechanical properties of the fabrics with and without fibroin treatment were investigated. The analysed results presented an increase of the drapability, a slight decrease of the air permeability and breaking strength values, and a moderate decline of the breaking elongation value of the silk fibroin treated samples compared to the neat fabric.

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