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Influence of absorbed moisture on antifelting property of wool treated with atmospheric pressure plasma
Author(s) -
Xu Helan,
Peng Shujing,
Wang Chunxia,
Yao Lan,
Sun Jie,
Ji Feng,
Qiu Yiping
Publication year - 2009
Publication title -
journal of applied polymer science
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.575
H-Index - 166
eISSN - 1097-4628
pISSN - 0021-8995
DOI - 10.1002/app.30429
Subject(s) - wool , x ray photoelectron spectroscopy , relative humidity , scanning electron microscope , atmospheric pressure , atmospheric pressure plasma , materials science , shrinkage , moisture , fiber , composite material , analytical chemistry (journal) , plasma , chemistry , nuclear chemistry , polymer chemistry , chemical engineering , chromatography , oceanography , physics , quantum mechanics , engineering , thermodynamics , geology
To determine the effect of moisture regain of wool on atmospheric pressure plasma treatment results, wool fibers and fabrics conditioned in 100% relative humidity (RH) and 65% RH were treated by an atmospheric pressure plasma jet with pure helium and helium/oxygen mixed gas, respectively. Scanning electron microscope (SEM) indicated that scales of wool fiber were smoothened for fibers conditioned in the 100% RH. X‐ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS) showed that carbon content decreased substantially after the plasma treatment. Surface chemical composition of 100% RH conditioned groups changed more significantly than the 65% RH conditioned groups. Water contact angle decreased significantly after the plasma treatments. In shrinkage test, plasma‐treated wool fabrics preconditioned in 100% RH showed the lowest shrinkage ratios of 5% and 6%, below 8% is required for machine‐washable wool fabrics according to ISO standard. © 2009 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J Appl Polym Sci, 2009
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