Abstract
Textile fabric generally possesses porous surface structure that introduces more ink spread and penetration leading to less printing and color qualities. With different textile surfaces, printing ink has to be compatible with both physical and chemical parameters. Among so many printing processes for textile printing, inkjet printing is gradually taking places of the conventional screen printing process. Likewise, ink chemistry plays an important role in governing printing qualities. Textile surface pretreatment both physically and chemically can improve better textile printed qualities, color reproduction and product performances. This article describes briefly the types of textile fabrics, their surface chemistry, their surface modification, inkjet ink requirement and ink-textile fabric interaction to produce an acceptable printed quality. A brief summary of research activities and commercial trend of textile-inkjet printing in Thailand is given and discussed.
