Dye–Fibre interaction

In dyeing, dye is attached with fibre by some sort of forces, may be physical or chemical in nature. This is essential keeping in view desired fastness of dyeings during domestic use. Various dyeings show wash, light, sublimation, rubbing fastness at varying extents based on dye–fibre system. This chapter discloses modes of dye–fibre attachment in order to forecast these fastness criteria.