Modifications of Textile Materials with Functional Silanes, Liquid Silicone Softeners, and Silicone Rubbers—A Review
Jerzy J. Chruściel
Abstract
General information concerning different kinds of chemical additives used in the textile industry has been described in this paper. The properties and applications of organofunctional silanes and polysiloxanes (silicones) for chemical and physical modifications of textile materials have been reviewed, with a focus on silicone softeners, silane, and silicones-based superhydrophobic finishes and coatings on textiles composed of silicone elastomers and rubbers. The properties of textile materials modified with silanes and silicones and their practical and potential applications, mainly in the textile industry, have been discussed.
Topics & Concepts
SilanesSiliconeSilaneTextileMaterials scienceElastomerSilicone ElastomersPolymer scienceComposite materialSurface Modification and SuperhydrophobicityElectrospun Nanofibers in Biomedical ApplicationsAdvanced Sensor and Energy Harvesting Materials