<p>Polyester may not be a good choice for sportswear, activewear, underwear, towels, or even clothing in tropical and subtropical countries because it doesn’t handle moisture well. Because it is hard to change the surface properties of polyester to make it more receptive, the coating material must be applied, which is effective for making the hydrophilic surfaces of polyester. Pluronic polymers have both hydrophilic and hydrophobic segments in their structure, which makes them suitable as textile coating materials. In this context, we investigated improving the moisture absorption of 100% PET fabric through pre-treated alkali and enzymatic routes, followed by coating with Pluronics® (normal L35 and reverse 17R4). The microscopic analysis revealed that both pre-treatment routes could effectively etch and coat the component yarns in the fabric. The spectral characterization clearly showed the presence of the Pluronic® molecules on the surface of the fabrics. Moisture absorption of Pluronic-coated polyester fabric samples through the alkali route (1.5% w/v) was well improved with L35 (1.93%) and 17R4 (2.34%), due to the adsorption of the PPO parts of both types of Pluronics® on the fabric surfaces. In contrast, the control sample (uncoated) had a moisture gain of 0.4%. The dry heat fixation method applied dye to the control and Pluronic-coated (alkali-pretreated) fabric samples. Results showed improvement in the color strength with the L35 (K/S value = 8.2) and 17R4 (K/S value = 5.62) as compared to the control sample (K/S value = 2.58). Our findings confirmed that the Pluronic-coated polyester fabric is a potential way to enhance its moisture absorbency and color strength. This study paves the way for the use of Pluronics® as coating materials for improving moisture absorbency and dyeability of polyester fabric in hygiene-industrial applications.</p>