Department of Apparel and Textile Science, Punjab Agricultural University, Ludhiana – 141004
*Corresponding author: sandeepct@pau.edu
Online published on 4 March, 2015.
The mulberry silk waste and wool blended fabric was treated with a proteolytic enzyme under the optimized conditions viz. media ph 8.5, enzyme concentration 1% and enzyme treatment time 45 minutes. The effect of enzymatic treatment on the physical and mechanical properties was observed. There was non- significant loss in tensile strength, tearing strength and fabric weight, whereas there was an increase in the moisture absorption and improved pilling resistance after enzymatic pre-treatment.
Enzymatic pre-treatment, Flexural Rigidity, Mulberry silk waste, Protease, Tensile strength, Wool
