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Trends in Textile Engineering & Fashion Technology

The Role of Photoluminescent Pigments in Textiles

  • Open or Close Richa Sharma1* and Nilanjana Bairagi2

    1Department of Textile Design, National Institute of Fashion Technology, India

    2Department of Knitwear Design, National Institute of Fashion Technology, India

    *Corresponding author: Richa Sharma, Department of Textile Design, National Institute of Fashion Technology, Bengaluru, India

Submission: March 11, 2018; Published: April 03, 2018

DOI: 10.31031/TTEFT.2018.02.000533

ISSN: 2578-0271
Volume2 Issue2

Abstract

Photoluminescent pigments are specialty pigments which possess a unique property of glow in the dark. In absence of any light source in dim and dark light conditions, photoluminescent pigments tend to emit light which opens up new areas of applications, especially in the field of textiles. This paper explores the concept of photoluminescence and factors affecting the performance. This paper also looks at the various applications that have emerged in the area of textiles while embarking on future scope of research and experimentation.

Keywords: Photoluminescent pigment, Textiles, Paints and coatings, Safety gear, Printing

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