Textile and Apparel Science

Comparison of Digital Printed Fabrics’ Colorimetric Attributes Based on Pretreatment Methods

Authors: Samit Chakraborty (North Carolina State University) , Kowshik Saha (North Carolina State University) , Lisa Parillo-Chapman (North Carolina State University)

Abstract

The thicknesses of the screen meshes were of 125.7 microns and 230.48 microns respectively. The chemicals used in this research were sodium alginate, soda ash and urea. The printed colors were measured with a X-rite i1-pro reflectance spectrophotometer (illuminant D65 and 10 degree observer function) for the colorimetric measurements (L*, a* and b* values). The results showed that fabric samples pretreated with padding mangle produced better results (i.e., L*, a* and b* values) compared to fabric samples pretreated with screens.

Keywords: Pretreatment, digital textile printing, reactive ink, Digital Textile Printing, Reactive Ink

How to Cite: Chakraborty, S. , Saha, K. & Parillo-Chapman, L. (2022) “Comparison of Digital Printed Fabrics’ Colorimetric Attributes Based on Pretreatment Methods”, International Textile and Apparel Association Annual Conference Proceedings. 78(1). doi: https://doi.org/10.31274/itaa.13536