Studies on thermal degradation behavior of nano silica loaded cotton and polyester fabrics

In this work cotton and polyester fabric were coated with silica nano particles using pad-dry-cure method. The prepared composite fabrics were analyzed in terms of change in their thermal degradation properties. The oxidative degradation characteristic of control and treated samples were studied using Thermo Gravimetric technique. The mass loss profile of untreated fabric compared with treated fabric. The results indicate that the thermal degradation rate was lower in treated sample as compare to control fabrics.