Facile Route for Development of Smart Slimming Textile Fabrics Based on Nanocomposites

Different slimming textile fabrics were treated with smart nanocomposite coatings. Facile method was used to polymerize polyaniline and then incorporate montmorillonite layers in the coatings layer. Afterwards, TiO(2)NPs of an average nanoparticle size of 20 nm were decorated on the clay layers and finally wrapped with polyaniline chains. The decorated clay layers were dispersed on slimming fabrics. The properties of the developed slimming fabrics were improved. The thermal stability indicates enhancement in moisture absorption of the developed fabrics compared to untreated ones. The antibacterial activity was enhanced achieving 4 mm clear inhibition zone compared to zero for the blank samples. The bursting strength of developed slimming fabrics was improved recording 12.5 % enhancement compared to blank ones. The dispersion of the clay layers and decorated ones on fabrics surface was evaluated using microscopic techniques.