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The Influence of Water Vapor Plasma Treatment on Specific Properties of Bleached and Mercerized Cotton Fabric

¹ Department of Textiles, Faculty of Natural Sciences and Engineering, University of Ljubljana, Sneniska, Ljubljana, Slovenia
² Jozef Stefan Institute, Ljubljana, Slovenia

^* To whom correspondence should be addressed. E-mail: marija.gorjanc{at}ntf.uni-lj.si.

	Abstract

The influence of water vapor plasma on chemical, morphological and mechanical properties of bleached and mercerized cotton fabric was studied. Reactive exhaust dyeing was used for loading of nano silver. Inductively coupled plasma mass spectroscopy results show that plasma treatment enhanced nano silver adhesion to the fabric, which also contributed to antimicrobial effectiveness to Pseudomonas aeruginosa and Escherichia coli. Surface changes of plasma treated cotton were observed with scanning electron microscopy. X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy results show the decrease of C–C bonds in favor of C–O, O–C–O, C=O, and O=C–O bonds and higher O/C atomic ratio in plasma treated fibers. Mechanical properties of cotton yarn after plasma treatment remained unchanged.

First published on October 15, 2009
Textile Research Journal 2009, doi:10.1177/0040517509348330


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