Plasma effect on the chemical structure of cellulose fabric for modification of some functional properties. (2017)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Ražić, Sanja Ercegović; Čunko, Ružica; Bautista, Lorenzo; Bukošek, Vili
• Is Part Of: Procedia engineering. Volume 200(2017)
• Page Start: 333
• Page End: 340
• Publication Date: 2017
• Subjects: cellulose fabric -- plasma treatment -- surface modification -- chemical structure -- XPS -- SEM; Engineering -- Congresses; Engineering -- Periodicals; Engineering; Conference proceedings; Periodicals; 620.005
• DOI: 10.1016/j.proeng.2017.07.047
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 1877-7058

Abstract

Abstract: The present paper describes efficiency of the low-pressure plasma process for improving of deposition process on chemical-physical activated cellulose fabric surfaces. The surface of cellulose substrates was pre-treated with O2 plasma followed by acrylic acid (AAc) as monomer in plasma polymerisation process with surface of cotton fabrics in continuous treatment process was used (O2 /AAc). AAc as monomer was applied on the fabric surface using PE-CVD process. Modifications of cellulose fibres were studied in respect to surface effects by means of SEM microscopy while the chemical effects of plasma treatment were studied using X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy. Results indicate that the surface of the cotton fibres was cleaner and smooth with micro-fibrils visible along to fibre axis after treatment with AAc, what is in correlation with results of hydrophilic properties of O2 /AAc treated samples. According to XPS spectra results, oxygen plasma is certainly changed the chemical surface structure of tested cotton fabrics whereby the deposition of the AAc nano-layer on the fibre surface was enabled.