Abstract
A finish designed to protect textiles in use against accumulation of static must possess hygroscopicity, high ionic concentration, and resistance to washing and drycleaning. Polyelectrolytes deposited from aqueous solution and cross-linked on the fiber are capable of fulfilling these requirements. Polyamines cross-linked by alkylation with polyhalides were selected to study the correlation between structure and antistatic per formance. The gelling time of the polyamine/polyhalide mixture in vitro supplied an excellent indication for the suitability of the reactants to form durable antistatic finishes on the fiber. Some correlation between the degree of polymerization and branching of the polymers and their antistatic performance was established. The new class of poly amine resins promises to be a useful addition to available textile finishes.
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