The use of dendrimers to obtain low temperature dyeability on mohair and Angora fibers

Abstract

Dendrimers are macromolecules with a regular and highly branched three-dimensional architecture. In this study, the aim was to improve the dyeability of mohair and Angora fibers via dendrimer application and to assess the potential of low temperature dyeability of these fibers. According to the experimental results, it was found that dendrimer applied mohair and Angora fibers could be dyed darker than the un-treated fibers and especially in dyeing mohair fibers with reactive dyes, it was determined that it is possible to dye dendrimer applied fibers at lower temperatures or shorter times, without causing any decrease in color yield.