... for pigment printing of cotton fabric. The effects of pre- and post-mordanting with three common metallic mordants, that is AlK(SO₄)₂, CuSO₄ and FeSO₄ on colour yield and colour fastness properties are also investigated. Design/methodology/approach The printing...

...Mustafa Tutak; Özlem Bilget Purpose – This paper aims to evaluate the antibacterial properties of pigment printed fabric loaded with nano-sized silver and zinc. Design/methodology/approach – The pigment printing paste was mixed with nano-sized silver/zinc particles and applied to the cotton...

... are needed for the fixation of pigments on fabric because insoluble pigments have no affinity to the fibre. Thermal curing process may be required to polymerise binder molecules with each other, resulting in adhering the pigments to textile (Sivaramakrishnan, 2006). Thermal-curable pigment printed textile...