Effectiveness of waterproof clothing fabric using agents based on nanotechnology / Nur Amira Mazli and Nur Adlina Hassan

This study was conducted to evaluate the effectiveness of the waterproof treatment on clothing fabric using agents based on nanotechnology. Two types of agents based on nanotechnology namely AquaNano and Always Dry were used on 100% cotton fabric and 100% polyester fabric. The AquaNano agent was applied to the fabric by exhaustion method, while the Always Dry agent was applied to the fabric by sprayed method based on factory suggested method. The waterproof effect on the treated fabric was measured by several test such as impact penetration test, air permeability test and drop test. In addition, the other three tests like thickness test, tearing strength test and stiffness test were done to measure the side effects on the fabric properties after treated with nanotechnology based chemicals. The results showed that the polyester fabric has good waterproof effects on impact penetration test, drop test, tearing strength test, stiffness test and thickness test, while the cotton fabric showed the good properties on air permeability test. The Always Dry agent based on nanotechnology give better waterproof effect to polyester fabric, while AquaNano agent based on nanotechnology give better waterproof effect to cotton fabric.