Advances in the dyeing and finishing of technical textiles: 2. Optical effect pigments for technical textile applications (Woodhead Publishing Series in Textiles)

Several optical effect pigments are used in textile applications. They are pearlescent, metallic, fluorescent, phosphorescent, thermochromic, and photochromic colorants. Brief descriptions of these pigments are presented. Substrate-based effect pigments are also described in brief.