Modification of polyester fibrous materials with surface barrier discharge for making them more hydrophilic

The possibility of using surface barrier discharge for the surface modification of polyester fabrics with the aim of making them more hydrophilic was studied. The action of surface-barrier discharge leads to the formation of hydrophilic oxygen-containing groups on the surface of polyester fabrics ow...

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Published inRussian journal of applied chemistry Vol. 89; no. 1; pp. 147 - 154
Main Authors Prorokova, N. P., Kumeeva, T. Yu, Kuz’min, S. M., Kholodkov, I. V.
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Moscow Pleiades Publishing 2016
Subjects
Chemistry
Chemistry and Materials Science
Chemistry/Food Science
Industrial Chemistry/Chemical Engineering
Macromolecular Compounds and Polymeric Materials
Breaking Elongation
Polyester Fabric
Zinc Selenide
Ethylene Terephthalate
Contact Angle
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Summary:The possibility of using surface barrier discharge for the surface modification of polyester fabrics with the aim of making them more hydrophilic was studied. The action of surface-barrier discharge leads to the formation of hydrophilic oxygen-containing groups on the surface of polyester fabrics owing to weak degradation of poly(ethylene terephthalate) macromolecules, and the thread surface becomes rougher on the nanolevel. This leads to a considerable decrease in the contact angle and to an increase in the wettability of the polyester fabric, i.e., the fabric becomes considerably more hydrophilic. Modification of the polyether fabric with surface barrier discharge does not cause appreciable decrease in the strength and breaking elongation of the material.
ISSN:1070-4272
1608-3296
DOI:10.1134/S1070427216010237