Use of Foam for Paper Printing and Pretreatment of Cotton and Polyester/Cotton Blends with Modified Crosslinking Agent for Sublimation Transfer Printing

Abstract

<span style="font-size:11.0pt;line-height:115%; font-family:" calibri","sans-serif";mso-ascii-theme-font:minor-latin;mso-fareast-font-family:="" calibri;mso-fareast-theme-font:minor-latin;mso-hansi-theme-font:minor-latin;="" mso-bidi-font-family:arial;mso-ansi-language:en-us;mso-fareast-language:en-us;="" mso-bidi-language:ar-sa"="">The use of foam for printing paper with disperse dyes and for pretreatment of cotton and PET/cotton blends with synthesized crosslinking agent for their sublimation transfer printing is discussed. The incorporation of a foaming agent in carboxymethyl cellulose thickener for paper printing considerably improved the dye transfer. A simple method of hand screen printing using foam of printable viscosity and crosslinking agent is suggested for fabric pretreatment. The results of dye transfer on foam pretreated fabrics and those pretreated with conventional pad-dry method were comparable. The use of synthesized crosslinking agent is also suggested for conventional printing with disperse dyes and wash and wear finishing of cotton and PET/cotton blends.</span>