Modification of Acrylic Fibers

Throw some lights on some chemical modifications of acrylic fibres to attain better properties. Improvements of ion-exchange, hydrophilicity, conductivity, antimicrobial, fire resistance, tensile strength, dyeability, performance properties (thermal stability, smoother surface and antipilling properties) are reported. Improvement of these properties can give the fibres an important position between the textile fibres, and the modified fibres become more convenient in different uses.

Prof. Lamiaa Kamal El-Gabry Professor of Technology of Proteinic and Man-made Fibres at the Textile Industries Research Division (TRD) of the National Research Centre (NRC), Egypt. She was member of many In-House research projects at NRC since 2000. Specialist in Synthetic Fibers.