Investigation Of Wetting And Wicking Behavior Of Trilogical Treated Cotton Fabric By Vertical Wicking Principle

The wetting and wicking behavior of grey cotton fabrics treated with three (trilogical) different methods of desizing (water, acid, enzymatic desizing), and one combined scouring process is presented. Wetting and wicking abilities of scoured cotton fabrics are investigated using capillary action, contact angles and water wicking test methods. The experimental setup can be used to determine the distance of water travels along the fabric as a function of time. All these measurements were made under standard atmospheric conditions. The comparison t- test was used to determine any statistically significant difference with treated sample at confidence limit of 95%.