Title
A note on the dyeing of wool fabrics using natural dyes extracted from rotten wood-inhabiting fungi
Date Issued
01 February 2018
Access level
open access
Resource Type
journal article
Author(s)
Universidad de Concepción
Publisher(s)
MDPI AG
Abstract
Fungal isolates obtained from rotten wood samples were identified and selected by their ability to produce fungal dyes in liquid media. Fungal isolates produced natural extracellular dyes with colors ranging from red to orange, yellow and purple. Dyes from two of these fungi, Talaromyces australis (red) and Penicillium murcianum (yellow), were extracted and used to dye wool samples in a Data Color Ahiba IR Pro-Trade (model Top Speed II) machine. The protein nature of wool interacted well with the fungal dyes producing colors suitable for textile applications when used to a concentration of 0.1 g·L-1. Results on color fastness when washing confirmed the affinity of the dyes with wool as the dyed samples kept their color in acceptable ranges after washing, without the implementation of mordanting pretreatments or the use of fixing agents.
Volume
8
Issue
2
Language
English
OCDE Knowledge area
Micología
Zoología, Ornitología, Entomología, ciencias biológicas del comportamiento
Subjects
Scopus EID
2-s2.0-85051506032
Source
Coatings
ISSN of the container
20796412
Sponsor(s)
Acknowledgments: This work was funded by the Fund for the Promotion of Scientific and Technological Development (FONDEF), Conicyt-Chile, through the Project ID15I10105: “Pigmentos naturales de alto desempeño: una alternativa ecológica en la manufactura de telas de alta calidad”, the Biotechnology Center of University of Concepcion and Crossville Fabric Chile S.A.
Sources of information:
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