The modification of the surface energy of textile fibers to improve functional properties such as the wettability was reviewed. This modification can be achieved by physical or chemical methods or by the combination of both. Applications of plasma treatment to improve the wettability of natural and synthetic fibers were considered and some methods of wettability measurement were mentioned. Subsequently the methods aimed to confer water and oil repellency were discussed and the treatment by UV curing of fluorochemicals was explained in detail. Finally the sol-gel techniques useful to modify the surface properties of textiles were introduced and the results of water and oil repellency achievable by sol-gel were presented.
Modification of surface energy and wetting of textile fibers / Ferrero, Franco; Periolatto, Monica - In: Wetting and wettability / Aliofkhazraei M.. - STAMPA. - Rijeka : INTECH, 2015. - ISBN 978-953-51-2215-9. - pp. 139-168 [10.5772/60812]
Modification of surface energy and wetting of textile fibers
FERRERO, Franco;PERIOLATTO, MONICA
2015
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The modification of the surface energy of textile fibers to improve functional properties such as the wettability was reviewed. This modification can be achieved by physical or chemical methods or by the combination of both. Applications of plasma treatment to improve the wettability of natural and synthetic fibers were considered and some methods of wettability measurement were mentioned. Subsequently the methods aimed to confer water and oil repellency were discussed and the treatment by UV curing of fluorochemicals was explained in detail. Finally the sol-gel techniques useful to modify the surface properties of textiles were introduced and the results of water and oil repellency achievable by sol-gel were presented.File | Dimensione | Formato | |
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