Studies Regarding the Increase in Hydrophilicity of Some Textile Fabrics through Treatment by Cold Plasma and Grafting with Vinyl Monomers

M. Popa; A. I. Ecsner; R. Muresan; E. Muresan; E. G. Ioanid; A. Ioanid

doi:10.18321/ectj623

Authors

M. Popa "Gh. Asachi" Technical University of Iasi, Faculty of Industrial Chemistry, Department of Macromolecules, Bd. D. Mangeron, nr. 71 A, 700050 Iasi, Romania
A. I. Ecsner "Gh. Asachi" Technical University of Iasi, Faculty of Industrial Chemistry, Department of Macromolecules, Bd. D. Mangeron, nr. 71 A, 700050 Iasi, Romania
R. Muresan Gh. Asachi" Technical University of Iasi, Faculty of Textiles and Leather Engineering, Bd. D. Mangeron street, nr. 53 A, 700050 Iasi, Romania
E. Muresan "Gh. Asachi" Technical University of Iasi, Faculty of Industrial Chemistry, Department of Organic Engineering, Bd. D. Mangeron, nr. 71 A, 700050 Iasi, Romania
E. G. Ioanid Chemical Macromolecule Institute "P. Poni" Iasi, Electron Microscopy Laboratory, Al.Grigore Ghica-Voda street, nr. 41 A, 700051 Iasi, Romania
A. Ioanid Chemical Macromolecule Institute "P. Poni" Iasi, Electron Microscopy Laboratory, Al.Grigore Ghica-Voda street, nr. 41 A, 700051 Iasi, Romania

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.18321/ectj623

Abstract

The polyamide and polyester fabrics have been treated by glow discharge plasma and grafted with 2-
hydroxyethylmethacrylate (HEMA) in order to increase the hydrophilicity and to improve the soil release properties. The plasma treatments were carried out at different exposure times. Grafting was obtained with
gaseous HEMA and with alcohol or aqueous solution of HEMA at different concentrations. The physical
and chemical surface changes were studied using scanning electron microscopy, infrared spectroscopy, colour
measurements. The hydrophilicity was assessed through the absorption time of a water drop and the soil
removal through washing by remission values.

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