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A Unique Device for Measurement of Photochromic Textiles

M. Viková (Technical University of Liberec, Department of Textile Chemistry, Liberec, Czech Republic, )
R.M. Christie (Heriot Watt University, Galashiels, UK, )
M. Vik (Technical University of Liberec, Laboratory Color and Appearance Measurement, Liberec, Czech Republic, )

Research Journal of Textile and Apparel

ISSN: 1560-6074

Article publication date: 1 February 2014

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Abstract

In this article, a unique concept for a device that conducts photochromic measurement in the reflectance mode together with the methodology described has been patented in the Czech Republic in the author's name. This unique device allows measurements of colorimetric and spectral characteristics of photochromic textiles as photochromic sensors and also as a fatigue tester for the control of color change stability. The measurement of colorimetric and spectral parameters in comparison together with the intensity of UV irradiation allows the dependence of color change on intensity of irradiation to determined, and a scale for individual visual observation to be developed, as well as the risks of UV irradiation to be evaluated.

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Viková, M., Christie, R.M. and Vik, M. (2014), "A Unique Device for Measurement of Photochromic Textiles", Research Journal of Textile and Apparel, Vol. 18 No. 1, pp. 6-14. https://doi.org/10.1108/RJTA-18-01-2014-B002

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