Dyeability of Polylactide Fabric with Hydrophobic Anthraquinone Dyes

The dyeability of polylactide fabric has been investigated with the substituted aminoanthraquinone hydrophobic dyes. Their application to the polylactide fabric led to good exhaustion values and good wash fastness between 4 and 5. Microscopic assessment of cross-sections of the dyed polylactide fibres confirmed that these dyes could penetrate into the fibres. The nature of the substituted amino groups showed little influence on the wash fastness, but clearly influenced the exhaustion and light fastness.