Ambient-temperature treatments with ionizing radiation can be used as an alternative to conventional thermal/ catalytic cure methods of fixing textile resins on wool materials. The effectiveness of the radiation-induced fixation of resins on wool has been demonstrated by machine-wash shrinkage tests on fabrics treated with a variety of commercial polymer resins.
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