Effects of plasma treatments for improving extreme wettability behavior of cotton fabrics

Caschera, Daniela; Mezzi, A.; Cerri, Luciana; de, Tilde; Riccucci, C.; Ingo, G. M.; Padeletti, G.; Biasiucci, Mariano; Gigli, Giuseppe; Cortese, Barbara

doi:10.1007/s10570-013-0123-0

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“…The W adh for water increased to 145 mJ/m 2 for both fabrics. The adhesion properties of fabrics were higher, and for both fabrics the coating process with TiO 2 sol should be more effective (Lam et al 2011;Calvimontes et al 2011;Caschera et al 2014;Navaneetha Pandiyaraj and Selvarajan 2008). This is confirmed by the results of a wettability study with TiO 2 sol (Fig.…”

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Microwave-assisted TiO2: anatase formation on cotton and viscose fabric surfaces

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The method of TiO 2 -anatase film preparation on cotton and viscose fabric surfaces using the sol-gel process and microwave treatment is presented. Microwave treatment was used to change the amorphous TiO 2 form to anatase directly on the fabrics. The influence of microwave treatment conditions on the obtainable polymorphic form of TiO 2 was examined. Fabrics were pretreated with low-temperature air plasma (30 min). The root mean square height in the selected area increased from 44 to 166 nm (cotton) and from 9 to 112 nm (viscose). Infrared analysis showed the new band at 1748 and 1732 cm -1 corresponding to C=O stretching for plasma-treated cotton and viscose textiles, respectively. The plasma pretreatment also improved the wetting properties by TiO 2 sol and increased the surface free energy of fabrics. TiO 2 film thickness was 180 nm (12 %wg. Ti) and 140 nm (3 %wg. Ti) for cotton and viscose, respectively. TiO 2 -modified cotton reduced the nicotine concentration three times more and TiO 2 -modified viscose was two times higher under sunlight compared to raw fabrics. No changes in strength were observed for TiO 2 -modified cotton, while the strength of TiO 2 -modified viscose decreased about 45 %. No effect of UV irradiation on cotton and a slight reduction of the strength of raw viscose (7 %) and TiO 2 -modified viscose (16 %) were observed. The Ti contents after washing decreased from 12 to 11 % (cotton) and from 3 to 2.6 % (viscose). The presented method allows obtaining TiO 2 film-anatase on the cotton and viscose fabrics, but its total effectiveness is better for cotton fabrics.

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“…Bands near 1455-1061 cm -1 correspond to C-O stretching and in the range 1200-1400 cm -1 are O-H bending bands (Caschera et al 2014;Ibrahim et al 2012). Karahan and Ö zdoan (2008) did not obtain bands around 1740 cm -1 by atmospheric plasma treatment; however, they obtained this band by Ar plasma treatment.…”

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Microwave-assisted TiO2: anatase formation on cotton and viscose fabric surfaces

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“…[23] The peak at 1712 cm −1 was assigned to the CO stretching vibration, originated from hydrogen abstraction of hydroxyl groups induced by Ar plasma treatment. [12] FTIR analysis for other silane coatings is provided in Figures S16 and S17 (Supporting Information). Figure 3b shows the XPS results of the cotton surface at different treatment steps.…”

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“…Three main approaches have been reported to prepare superhydrophobic fabrics: (1) roughening the fiber surface of hydrophobic fabrics (e.g., PET fabrics), (2) roughening fiber surfaces followed by hydrophobic treatment, and (3) modification of fibers with proper chemicals. [5] The last two methods typically involve a coating process in which wet-chemical treatment, [6][7][8][9][10][11] vapor phase deposition, [9] or plasma-enhanced chemical vapor deposition [12,13] can be employed.…”

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Argon Plasma Treatment of Fluorine‐Free Silane Coatings: A Facile, Environment‐Friendly Method to Prepare Durable, Superhydrophobic Fabrics

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Adv Materials Inter

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A novel method to prepare durable superhydrophobic fabrics through pre‐applying an alkyl silane (alkyl chain longer than C15) onto fabric substrate and by subsequent vacuum plasma treatment in argon is reported. The treated fabrics show a contact angle of 154.2° with low contact angle hysteresis (sliding angle 4.5°). The coatings are durable and can withstand 150 cycles of standard laundries. The argon plasma treatment is found to significantly enhance SiOSi bonding among the silane molecules, leading to a highly crosslinked silica network. The silane coating also shows high optical transparency. Apart from fabrics, other substrates such as filter paper, plastic film, glass slide, silicon wafer, and metal are treated in a similar way, and all the treated surface show durable hydrophobicity, though the contact angle is lower than that of the coated fabrics. Post‐crosslinking of silane through argon plasma treatment may offer a facile but environment‐friendly way to prepare durable superhydrophobic fabrics.

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“…In order to study the heat and moisture comfort, Zhu et al [5] used the wicking property of textiles as an important and effective tool. Recently much of research is carried out in the development of waterproof breathable clothing, which exhibit the ability to completey prevent the penetration of water droplets from one side, while being able to easily evaporate vapour and moisture on the other side [6]. In sportswear, wickability in terms of moisture transfer and quick dry behaviour is a very much desired property as it provides comfort to the wearer especially in hot climates.…”

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The Effect of Weave Structures and Treatments on the Wickability of Cotton Fabrics

2017

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Effects of plasma treatments for improving extreme wettability behavior of cotton fabrics

Cited by 95 publications

References 60 publications

Microwave-assisted TiO2: anatase formation on cotton and viscose fabric surfaces

Microwave-assisted TiO2: anatase formation on cotton and viscose fabric surfaces

Argon Plasma Treatment of Fluorine‐Free Silane Coatings: A Facile, Environment‐Friendly Method to Prepare Durable, Superhydrophobic Fabrics

The Effect of Weave Structures and Treatments on the Wickability of Cotton Fabrics

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