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Effect of Plasma Treatment on Moisture Management Properties and Drying Behavior of Polyester and Blend Fabrics for Sportswear Application
Authored by Adivarekar RV*
The hygienic and comfort properties
of fabrics for clothing are basically determined by their electrifiability and
ability to absorb moisture, i.e. the hygroscopicity and capillarity, which are
quantitative characteristics of the hydrophilicity of materials. Unfortunately,
the most common synthetic fibre, Polyester exhibits high electrifiability and
low hydrophilicity, which makes it unsuitable for fabrication of fabrics with
properties close to cellulosic fibre and significantly restricts the area of
their application. However, now a days, it is more preferable in the active
sportswear due to its excellent physical properties like abrasion resistance,
strength etc. and low cost. The present study aims at increasing the
hydrophilicity of polyester and polyester blends by combination of plasma
modification and chemical treatment. Surface modification of the developed
fabrics is carried out by di-electric barrier discharge plasma in presence of
air and subsequently the fabrics are subjected to chemical treatment to impart
hydrophilic property to make it suitable for active sportswear. The moisture
management properties, drying rate and air permeability, abrasion resistance
etc. of these fabrics are evaluated.
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