Hydrophobic sol-gel finishing for textiles: Improvement by plasma pre-treatment

Textile Research Journal

Volumn 83, Issue 11, 2013, Pages 1190-1200

  Montarsolo, Alessio ^a   Periolatto, Monica ^b   Zerbola, Marco ^b   Mossotti, Raffaella ^a   Ferrero, Franco ^c  

^a CNR ISMAC Istituto per lo Studio delle Macromolecole   (Italy)

^b POLITECNICO DI TORINO   (Italy)

^c NONE

Author keywords

coatings; cotton; plasma; polyester; sol gel; surface modification

Indexed keywords

ABRASION; ADHESION; COATINGS; COTTON; EROSION; FOOD ADDITIVES; HYDROPHOBICITY; MOLAR RATIO; PLASMAS; POLYESTERS; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SILANES; SILICA; SOL-GEL PROCESS; SOL-GELS; SURFACE TESTING; SURFACE TREATMENT; TEMPERATURE; TEXTILE FINISHING; WASHING; WATERPROOFING; X RAY PHOTOELECTRON SPECTROSCOPY;

FOURIER TRANSFORM INFRA REDS; LOW CONCENTRATIONS; LOW TEMPERATURE PLASMAS; PHYSICAL CHARACTERIZATION; PLASMA PRE-TREATMENT; SOL-GEL TECHNIQUE; TEOS (TETRAETHOXYSILANE); WATER-REPELLENT PROPERTIES;

WATER TREATMENT;

EID: 84879779282     PISSN: 00405175     EISSN: 17467748     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0040517512468823     Document Type: Article

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