Development of multifunctional cotton fabric using atmospheric pressure plasma and nano-finishing.

Palaskar, S.S.; Desai, A.N.; Shukla, S.R.

The possibility of using atmospheric pressure dielectric barrier discharge plasma treatment for textile surface activation to facilitate deposition of nano TiO2/SiO2 onto cotton fabric is investigated. It is aimed to develop a multifunctional cotton textile using plasma and nanotechnology. The treated fabric is evaluated through measuring the ultraviolet protection factor, antimicrobial activity, and flame retardancy as functional finishes. Surface morphology (Scanning electron microscopy, SEM), thermogravimetric analysis, and mechanical properties were also studied. SEM shows deposition of nanoparticles onto the fabric. He–O2 plasma pretreatment improves the flame retardancy, antibacterial activity, and thermal stability of the samples were compared with the untreated samples.

COTTON textiles; ATMOSPHERIC pressure; NANOCOMPOSITE materials; FIREPROOFING agents; SURFACE morphology; SCANNING electron microscopy; THERMOGRAVIMETRY; THERMAL stability

Journal of the Textile Institute, 2016, Vol 107, Issue 3, p405

0040-5000

Academic Journal

10.1080/00405000.2015.1034932