Abstract
In this study the effect of low temperature plasma (LTP) treatment of cotton fabric for ink-jet printing was investigated. Owing to the specific printing and conductivity requirements for ink-jet printing, none of the conventional printing chemicals used for cotton fabric can be directly incorporated into the ink formulation. As a result, the cotton fabric requires treatment with the printing chemicals prior to the stage of ink-jet printing. The printing chemicals as a treatment to cotton fabric are applied by the coating method. The aim of this study was to investigate the possibility and effectiveness of applying LTP pre-treatment to enhance the performance of treatment paste containing sodium alginate, to improve the properties of the ink-jet printed cotton fabric. Experimental results revealed that the LTP pre-treatment in conjunction with the ink-jet printing technique could improve the final properties of printed cotton fabric.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 911-921 |
| Number of pages | 11 |
| Journal | Journal of Adhesion Science and Technology |
| Volume | 21 |
| Issue number | 10 |
| DOIs | |
| Publication status | Published - 1 Jul 2007 |
Keywords
- Colour yield
- Cotton
- Ink-jet printing
- Plasma treatment
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Chemical Engineering(all)
- Computational Mechanics
- Mechanics of Materials
- Materials Science(all)