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GELS
卷 9, 期 2, 页码 -出版社
MDPI
DOI: 10.3390/gels9020109
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sol-gel; alkoxysilanes; functional polyester fabrics; hydrophobicity; nano-hybrid coatings
Polyester fibers have wide applications due to their durability, strength, and flexibility. However, they have limitations in dyeability, coating adhesion, hydrophilicity, and wettability compared to natural fibers. In this work, a sustainable approach using non-fluorinated coatings was developed to improve the surface properties of polyester fabrics. The fabrics were treated with a water-based superhydrophobic finishing using (3-glycidyloxypropyl)trimethoxysilane (GPTMS) and long alkyl-chain alkoxysilanes. The finished fabrics showed high water-based stain resistance and good hydrophobicity even after multiple cycles of abrasion.
Polyester fibers are widely employed in a multitude of sectors and applications from the technical textiles to everyday life thanks to their durability, strength, and flexibility. Despite these advantages, polyester lacks in dyeability, adhesion of coating, hydrophilicity, and it is characterized by a low wettability respect to natural fibers. On this regard, beyond the harmful hydrophobic textile finishings of polyester fabrics containing fluorine-compounds, and in order to avoid pre-treatments, such as laser irradiation to improve their surface properties, research is moving towards the development of fluorine-free and safer coatings. In this work, the (3-glycidyloxypropyl)trimethoxysilane (GPTMS) and various long alkyl-chain alkoxysilanes were employed for the fabrication in the presence of a catalyst of a water-based superhydrophobic finishing for polyester fabrics with a simple sol-gel, non-fluorinated, sustainable approach and the dip-pad-dry-cure method. The finished polyester fabrics surface properties were investigated by static and dynamic water repellency tests. Additionally, the resistance to common water-based liquids, abrasion resistance, moisture adsorption, and air permeability measurements were performed. Scanning electron microscopy was employed to examine the micro- and nano-morphology of the functionalized polyester fabrics surfaces. The obtained superhydrophobic finishings displayed high water-based stain resistance as well as good hydrophobicity after different cycles of abrasion.
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