Atmospheric Plasma Technique Assessment for the Development of a Polyfunctional End-use Polyester Fabric 


Vol. 22,  No. 10, pp. 2782-2791, Oct.  2021
10.1007/s12221-021-0847-7


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The effects of atmospheric air plasma treatment based on dielectric barrier discharge (DBD) technology on the surface alteration of a woven polyester (PET) textile fabric were investigated. Chemical and physical surface modifications were characterized by specific wettability measurements (water contact angle-WCA and % capillarity), scanning electron microscopy (SEM), zeta potential assessments, Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (FTIR) and chemical quantification analysis using ortho-toluidine blue (TBO) dye before and after the DBD processing. A striking enhancement of capillarity percentage from 1.6 % to 108 % was ensured by the plasma treatment suggesting that special chemical elements such as hydroxyl, carbonyl, and carboxyl groups were embedded on the polyester surface, thereby offering it a new hydrophilic behavior. The morphological analysis revealed that plasma treatment is a suitable mechanism to enhance the roughness of treated samples improving furthermore the water retention of the fabric and making the structure more adapted to further chemicals applications. The zeta potential and chemical quantification analysis were also of great interest since they reveal overall the same trend as do the wettability measurements and confirms that the extent of surface modification is in big dependency to the selected plasma parameters. Dyeability of untreated and plasma treated samples was also investigated in terms of color strength, in addition to wash and rub fastness. Sufficiently, higher dyeing performances were noted for plasma treated polyester when compared to the untreated fabric. Atmospheric air plasma treatment was found to be an effective approach to boost the technical reactivity of PET fabrics opening up new opportunities for surface modification under the growing environmental and energy-saving concerns.

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[IEEE Style]

N. Krifa, R. Zouari, W. Miled, N. Behary, J. Vieillard, M. Cheikhrouhou, C. Campagne, "Atmospheric Plasma Technique Assessment for the Development of a Polyfunctional End-use Polyester Fabric," Fibers and Polymers, vol. 22, no. 10, pp. 2782-2791, 2021. DOI: 10.1007/s12221-021-0847-7.

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Najla Krifa, Riadh Zouari, Wafa Miled, Nemeshwaree Behary, Julien Vieillard, Morched Cheikhrouhou, and Christine Campagne. 2021. Atmospheric Plasma Technique Assessment for the Development of a Polyfunctional End-use Polyester Fabric. Fibers and Polymers, 22, 10, (2021), 2782-2791. DOI: 10.1007/s12221-021-0847-7.

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