Parametric study of CF4-plasma on the hydrophobicity of polyester synthetic leather

C. H. Kwong; S. P. Ng; Chi Wai Kan; R. Molina

doi:10.1007/s12221-013-1608-z

Parametric study of CF₄-plasma on the hydrophobicity of polyester synthetic leather

C. H. Kwong, S. P. Ng, Chi Wai Kan, R. Molina

The Hong Kong Polytechnic University

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Abstract

Atmospheric pressure plasma (APP) technology has been proven to be an effective method for improving the hydrophobicity of fabric surface. While many researchers have worked on apparel fabrics, polyester and synthetic leather fabrics, popular in the luxury textile market, have been examined rarely. In this regard, this paper reports the effects of APP treatment using tetrafluoromethane (CF4) as the polymerizing monomer on hydrophobicity of polyester synthetic leather. The polyester synthetic leather samples were treated under various parameters and hydrophobicity was found to be greatly enhanced under a certain range of treatment conditions. An optimization of the treatment parameters was conducted and the results showed that a hydrophobic surface with a contact angle of 106 ° was achieved, compared to the untreated sample's 0 °.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	1608-1613
Number of pages	6
Journal	Fibers and Polymers
Volume	14
Issue number	10
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1007/s12221-013-1608-z
Publication status	Published - 1 Oct 2013

Keywords

CF -plasma 4
Contact angle
Hydrophobicity
Polyester synthetic leather

ASJC Scopus subject areas

General Chemistry
General Chemical Engineering
Polymers and Plastics

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