Investigation of Heat Storage and Comfort-Related Properties of the Heat Storing Microcapsule Incorporated Fabrics

In this study, investigation of heat storage and comfort-related properties of fabrics treated with microcapsules containing phase change material was aimed. for this purpose, heat storage property of the microcapsules incorporated fabrics were measured by using dsc (differential scanning calorimetry) instrument. the presence and distribution of microcapsules on fabric structure were investigated by sem (scanning electron microscope) analysis. the comfort-related mechanical, physical, and surface properties of cotton fabrics were tested by standard test methods. according to the dsc results, it was determined that fabrics treated with microcapsule had heat storage capacity of 6.1749 j/g. air permeability values of the fabrics treated with microcapsule decreased because of closing of the pores in the structure of the fabric by microcapsules. according to the strength and friction test results, significant differences between the properties of the reference and treated fabric were not observed. the bending strength test results showed that microcapsule applied fabrics had a higher bending rigidity than reference fabric. drape of microcapsule applied fabrics also decreased compared to untreated reference fabric.