Abstract

Measurement of collagen denaturation by differential scanning calorimetry is commonly used for the study of the shrinkage reaction in leather. In this work, the shrinkage reaction of leather was examined for the first time using modulated temperature differential scanning calorimetry (MTDSC). The shrinkage reaction was first measured using conventional differential scanning calorimetry (DSC) and the parameters for leather shrinkage used to develop the parameters for the application of MTDSC to leather samples. Trials with leather confirm the irreversible nature of the shrinkage reaction within the experimental protocol used.