Volume 7, Issue 1, July 2014, Pages 159–173
Doaa M. El-Zeer1 and Asmaa A. Salem2
1 Taif University, Faculty of Science and Education in Al-khurma (girls branch), Applied Phys. Dep., Al-khurma, KSA
2 Faculty of Applied Arts , Textile Printing Dyeing and Finishing department, Helwan University, Egypt
Original language: English
Copyright © 2014 ISSR Journals. This is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.
In this study, atmospheric pressure glow discharge plasma was used to modify the surface properties of wool/polyamide fabric, the effect of air plasma treatment on the printing properties of wool/polyamide blend was also discussed. Three dyes were used namely acid dye, basic dye, and reactive dye. Different exposure time and discharge current of air plasma treatment were investigated to impart changes in wool/polyamide properties, such as whiteness, wettability, tensile strength, elongation, felting shrinkage, color intensity, and fastness properties. The surface characterization was performed using FTIR and SEM analysis. The plasma treatments enhance the colour strength of the wool/polyamide blend with acid, basic, and reactive dyestuffs as well as the fastness properties, and represent an approach to printing the blend with single dye.
Author Keywords: Atmospheric pressure, plasma, printing properties, Wool/polyamide blend.
Doaa M. El-Zeer1 and Asmaa A. Salem2
1 Taif University, Faculty of Science and Education in Al-khurma (girls branch), Applied Phys. Dep., Al-khurma, KSA
2 Faculty of Applied Arts , Textile Printing Dyeing and Finishing department, Helwan University, Egypt
Original language: English
Copyright © 2014 ISSR Journals. This is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.
Abstract
In this study, atmospheric pressure glow discharge plasma was used to modify the surface properties of wool/polyamide fabric, the effect of air plasma treatment on the printing properties of wool/polyamide blend was also discussed. Three dyes were used namely acid dye, basic dye, and reactive dye. Different exposure time and discharge current of air plasma treatment were investigated to impart changes in wool/polyamide properties, such as whiteness, wettability, tensile strength, elongation, felting shrinkage, color intensity, and fastness properties. The surface characterization was performed using FTIR and SEM analysis. The plasma treatments enhance the colour strength of the wool/polyamide blend with acid, basic, and reactive dyestuffs as well as the fastness properties, and represent an approach to printing the blend with single dye.
Author Keywords: Atmospheric pressure, plasma, printing properties, Wool/polyamide blend.
How to Cite this Article
Doaa M. El-Zeer and Asmaa A. Salem, “Effect of Atmospheric pressure glow discharge plasma on the surface modification and the printing properties of Wool/polyamide blend,” International Journal of Innovation and Applied Studies, vol. 7, no. 1, pp. 159–173, July 2014.
