Fast response photochromic textiles from hybrid silica surface coating Cheng, Tong, Lin, Tong, Brady, Rex and Wang, Xungai 2008, Fast response photochromic textiles from hybrid silica surface coating, Fibers and polymers, vol. 9, no. 3, pp. 301-306, doi: 10.1007/s12221-008-0048-7. Attached Files Name Description MIMEType Size Downloads Title Fast response photochromic textiles from hybrid silica surface coating Author(s) Cheng, Tong Lin, Tong orcid.org/0000-0002-1003-0671 Brady, Rex Wang, Xungai orcid.org/0000-0002-3549-6769 Journal name Fibers and polymers Volume number 9 Issue number 3 Start page 301 End page 306 Total pages 6 Publisher Springer Verlag Place of publication Seoul, Korea Publication date 2008-06 ISSN 1229-9197 1875-0052 Keyword(s) photochromic dyes photochromic fabrics silica sol-gel surface coating wool fabrics fibre science Summary In this study, a hybrid silica sol-gel embedded with a photochromic dye has been applied to wool fabric to form a photochromic coating. The treated wool fabrics showed very quick photochromic response. Five different silanes have been used as the silica precursor, and the resultant coating showed slight differences in photochromic performance, fabric washing fastness, and surface hydrophilicity. However, the silica type had a considerable influence on fabric handle property. The silica matrix from the silane containing a long alkyl chain had a very little influence on the fabric handle and better photochromic performance than those from other different silane precursors. Language eng DOI 10.1007/s12221-008-0048-7 Field of Research 091012 Textile Technology Socio Economic Objective 970109 Expanding Knowledge in Engineering HERDC Research category C1 Refereed article in a scholarly journal HERDC collection year 2008 Copyright notice ©2008, Springer Verlag Persistent URL http://hdl.handle.net/10536/DRO/DU:30017533 Document type: Journal Article Collections: Centre for Material and Fibre Innovation GTP Research Related Links Link Description Connect to published version (restricted access) Go to link with your DU access privileges     Unless expressly stated otherwise, the copyright for items in DRO is owned by the author, with all rights reserved. Versions Version Filter Type Fri, 14 Aug 2009, 13:54:22 EST Mon, 04 Jan 2010, 14:23:14 EST Mon, 04 Jan 2010, 14:24:17 EST Mon, 04 Jan 2010, 14:25:10 EST Fri, 24 Feb 2012, 12:38:53 EST Mon, 03 Feb 2014, 14:01:07 EST Mon, 16 Jun 2014, 11:57:21 EST Mon, 30 Jun 2014, 10:55:36 EST Wed, 09 Jul 2014, 14:49:04 EST Wed, 09 Jul 2014, 14:50:34 EST Fri, 26 Sep 2014, 14:21:46 EST Filtered Full Citation counts:   Cited 44 times in TR Web of Science Cited 46 times in Scopus Search Google Scholar Access Statistics: 1281 Abstract Views, 0 File Downloads  -  Detailed Statistics Created: Fri, 14 Aug 2009, 13:54:22 EST