High Hydrophilic Poly(Ethylene Terephthalate)(PET) Fabric Modified by Ionic Agent

As the surface of polyester fabric is hydrophobic, it is not comfortable to wear. In this paper, the surface of polyester fabric was ionized by an ionic agent. The result showed that the ionized polyester fabric had wonderful hydrophilicity. The water contact angle of ionized polyester fabric decrea...

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Published inApplied Mechanics and Materials Vol. 319; pp. 58 - 61
Main Authors Xu, Fang, Zhang, Guang Xian, Wu, Da Yang, Zhang, Feng Xiu
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Zurich Trans Tech Publications Ltd 01.05.2013
Subjects
Contact Angle (CA)
Polyester
Modify
Hydrophilicity
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Summary:As the surface of polyester fabric is hydrophobic, it is not comfortable to wear. In this paper, the surface of polyester fabric was ionized by an ionic agent. The result showed that the ionized polyester fabric had wonderful hydrophilicity. The water contact angle of ionized polyester fabric decreased to 0o, and the capillary rise height increased from 0.4cm to 14.4cm, water content from 23.77% to 119.78%. Water spraying rate decreased from 4 degree to 1 degree. The whiteness of ionized polyester fabric kept well.
Bibliography:Selected, peer reviewed papers from the 2013 2nd International Conference on Chemical, Mechanical and Materials Engineering (CMME 2013), January 20-21, 2013, Melbourne, Australia
ISBN:3037856866
9783037856864
ISSN:1660-9336
1662-7482
1662-7482
DOI:10.4028/www.scientific.net/AMM.319.58