Abstract
A water-soluble spirooxazine may be successfully applied directly as dye to produce photochromic silk fabric. Molecular modelling, using the CAChe system, provides a good prediction of its photochromic properties. The dyed fabric shows good colour build-up under UV irradiation and reverts slowly to the original colour when the UV source is removed. It is observed that wet fabric shows better photochromic performance than after drying.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 235/[535]-239/[539] |
| Number of pages | 5 |
| Journal | Molecular Crystals and Liquid Crystals |
| Volume | 431 |
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| Publication status | Published - 2005 |
Keywords
- Photochromism
- Spirooxazine
- Textile dyeing
- Water-soluble