Chemical and physical analysis of cotton fabrics plasma-treated with a low pressure DC glow discharge

Cellulose

Volumn 17, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 417-426

  Inbakumar, S ^a   Morent, R ^b   de Geyter, N ^b   Desmet, T ^b   Anukaliani, A ^a   Dubruel, P ^b   Leys, C ^b  

^a KONGUNADU ARTS AND SCIENCE COLLEGE   (India)

^b GHENT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Cotton; Glow discharge; Process parameters; Wicking; X ray photoelectron spectroscopy

Indexed keywords

CELLULOSE FIBRES; CHEMICAL AND PHYSICAL ANALYSIS; COTTON FIBRES; DC GLOW; DC GLOW DISCHARGE; DISCHARGE POWER; LOW PRESSURES; OPERATING PARAMETERS; OPERATING PRESSURE; OXYGEN CONTAINING GROUPS; SEM; SURFACE EROSION; TREATMENT TIME; WEIGHT LOSS MEASUREMENTS; WICKING;

COTTON FABRICS; COTTON FIBERS; ELECTRONS; FABRICS; GLOW DISCHARGES; INDICATORS (CHEMICAL); OXYGEN; PHOTOELECTRICITY; PHOTOIONIZATION; PHOTONS; PHYSICAL PROPERTIES; PRESSURE EFFECTS; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SPECTRUM ANALYSIS; SURFACE ANALYSIS; X RAY PHOTOELECTRON SPECTROSCOPY;

COTTON;

COTTON; ELECTRONS; ESCA; FABRIC; OXYGEN; PHYSICAL PROPERTIES; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; X RAY SPECTROSCOPY;

CELLULOSIC FIBER; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; CHEMICAL MODIFICATION; COTTON FABRIC; PHYSICAL PROPERTY; PLASMA TREATMENT; SURFACE PROPERTY; WICKING;

EID: 77952420662     PISSN: 09690239     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10570-009-9369-y     Document Type: Article

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