Journal
JOURNAL OF THE TEXTILE INSTITUTE
Volume 109, Issue 3, Pages 368-375Publisher
TAYLOR & FRANCIS LTD
DOI: 10.1080/00405000.2017.1347230
Keywords
Degummed silk; DBD; plasma; ATR-FTIR; SEM; wicking; wetting
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- Plasma Science Society of India (PSSI) under PSSI fellowship
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It is necessary to study the suitable effect of plasma parameters, such as exposure time and applied voltage on the wicking properties of silk fabrics. Wicking property of silk fabric has been improved by using air dielectric barrier discharge plasma treatment. The plasma treatment has been utilized to modify the surface properties of silk fabrics. Untreated and plasma-treated fabrics have been characterized by contact angle Goniometer, wicking test, Wet-out time, scanning electron microscope, Attenuated Total Reflection Fourier Transforms Infrared spectrometer (ATR-FTIR) and dye uptake test. The ATR-FTIR characterization shows that the hydroxyl functional group has been increased after plasma treatment of silk fabric. The experimental results of wicking rate and Wet-out time of the plasma-treated silk fabrics have shown significant improvement in hydrophilic properties that could be confirmed by contact angle measurement which is close to 0 degrees. The tensile strength of untreated and plasma-treated fabrics has been measured to confirm the enhanced surface property.
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