International Conference on Functional Finishes for Textiles ICFFT on November 29-30, 2022 in Bangkok, Thailand

Functional finishes for textiles
Finishes for improving comfort and performance
Finishes for protecting wearers and textiles

Comfort and performance
Thermal regulation finishes for textiles
Mechanisms of thermal regulation in textiles
Phase change materials for thermal regulation
Storage of phase change materials for thermal regulation
Supercooling and thermal conductivity
Application of phase change materials based products to textiles
Testing the effectiveness of finishes

Moisture management and soil release finishes for textiles
Mechanisms of moisture management and soil release
Chemistry and application methods
Testing the effectiveness of finishes

Softening finishes for textiles and clothing
Types of softeners and methods of application
Recent advances in softening finishes
Application of softening finishes on textiles
Evaluation of softening finishes

Enzymatic biofinishes for synthetic textiles
Enzymatic biofinishing of polyester fibers
Enzymatic biofinishing of polyamide fibers
Enzymatic biofinishing of acrylic fibers

Commercial shrink-resist finishes for wool
Dimensional stability of wool products
Continuous felt-resist treatment of wool
Batchwise felt-resist treatment of wool
Quality assurance and accreditation of felt-resist processes
Blending wool with other fibers

Easy care finishes for textiles
Formaldehyde based crosslinking agents
Low formaldehyde crosslinking agents
Formaldehyde free crosslinking agents
Applications of easy care finishes
Methods to determine easy care behavior
Health, safety and environmental aspects


Self-cleaning finishes for textiles
Superhydrophobicity and self-cleaning
Superhydrophobic structures in nature
Creating superhydrophobic surfaces on textiles
Challenges in the development of superhydrophobic surfaces
Non-textile applications of superhydrophobic surfaces
Photocatalysis using TiO2 for self-cleaning
TiO2 based self-cleaning treatments for textiles
TiO2 photocatalysis versus superhydrophobicity

Superabsorbent finishes for textiles
Types of superabsorbent finishes and methods of application
Superabsorbency mechanisms
End uses and technical applications
Testing the effectiveness of superabsorbent finishes

Medical, cosmetic and odor resistant finishes for textiles
Different techniques for functionalizing textiles
Advantages and disadvantages of different technologies
Applications of medical textiles
Applications of cosmetotextiles
Applications of odor resistant textiles
Performance analysis and safety aspects

Protecting wearers and textiles
Insect repellent finishes for textiles
Mechanisms of repellent action
Types of insect repellent finishes
Development of insect repellent textiles
Testing the effectiveness of finishes

Antimicrobial finishes for textiles
Methods of application
Mechanism of antimicrobial finishes
Evaluation of antimicrobial finishing
Troubleshooting for antimicrobial finishes

Hydrophobic and oleophobic finishes for textiles
Mechanism and chemistry of hydrophobic and oleophobic surfaces
Hydrophobic and oleophobic textiles
Flame retardant finishes for textiles
Developments in flame retardant chemicals
Flame retardant treatments
Applications of flame retardant textiles

Ultraviolet protection finishes for textiles
Chemistry and mechanisms of UV protection finishes
UV protection finishing for various textile structures
Nanotechnology based UV protection finishing
Test methods for efficacy of UV protection finishes

Radiation protection finishes for textiles
Electromagnetic radiation: exposure sources and effects
Shielding mechanism and evaluation of radiation protection
Types of finishes for ionizing radiation shielding
Types of finishes for non-ionizing radiation shielding
Textile finishing durability

Antistatic and electrically conductive finishes for textiles
Electrostatic phenomena
Electrical resistivity and conductivity
Theory of electrostatic charge
Mechanisms of charge dissipation on insulating surfaces
Effect of static charge
Electrostatic measurement methods
Static control in textile fibers
Antistatic finishing agents and finishes
Applications of antistatic and electrically conductive textiles

Biological and chemical protective finishes for textiles
Mechanisms and chemistry of protective finishes
Types of finishes and application methods
Challenges involved in textile application
Testing the safety and effectiveness of finishes

Ballistic and impact protection finishes for textiles
Application of protective finishes and the challenges
Testing the effectiveness of finishes

Environmental and safety issues regarding functional finishes
Requirements for cosmetotextiles
Requirements related to nanotechnologies