Photochemical grafting of acrylated azo dyes onto polymeric surfaces. VI. Effect of 1,2-diphenyl,2,2-dimethoxyethanone as photoinitiator on the grafting of some acryloxy-substituted aromatic diazenes onto poly(propylene) and poly(caprolactam) fibers

With the wide variety of vinyl and other monomers available today, photochemical grafting may become an established technical method to impart desired surface characteristics: from antistatic behavior to thermal stability, from adhesion to bacteriocidal properties, from water repellency to hygroscopicity, from soil resistance to flame retardant properties, from optical imaging to dyeability and so on. Photochemistry may consequently play a very important role in this field, by promoting knowledge, by studying applications, as well as optimizing conditions of industrial processes, potentially capable of being developed. This presentation focuses attention on some photochemical processes for textile treatments, and for textile printing, particularly.