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Effect of plasma treatment on polyester knitted fabrics: Part I - Thermal comfort


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1 Department of Fashion Technology, Sona College of Technology, Salem 636005., India
2 Department of Handloom and Textiles, Indian Institute of Handloom Technology, Fulia 741402., India
3 Department of Textile Technology, Kumaraguru College of Technology, Coimbatore 641049., India
 

Plasma-treated thermal comfort properties of four different types of polyester knitted fabrics (spun, continuous filament, micro denier and hollow fibre polyester), have been studied. The oxygen plasma treatment shows an encouraging effect on the air permeability, thermal conductivity, relative water vapour permeability, and wicking of the fabric samples. The findings mostly depend on the oxygen gas, loop length parameter and the thickness of the fabric. The oxygen plasma treatment also affects the thickness of fabric. The plasma-treated micro denier fabric, having courser count with higher loop length, shows higher air permeability. The plasma-treatedhollow fibre polyester fabric has higher water vapour permeability, higher thermal conductivity and the highest wicking height.

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Knitted fabric, Oxygen plasma, Plasma treatment, Polyester, Thermal comfort
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  • Effect of plasma treatment on polyester knitted fabrics: Part I - Thermal comfort

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Authors

T Vidya
Department of Fashion Technology, Sona College of Technology, Salem 636005., India
C Prakash
Department of Handloom and Textiles, Indian Institute of Handloom Technology, Fulia 741402., India
V Ramesh Babu
Department of Textile Technology, Kumaraguru College of Technology, Coimbatore 641049., India
Anas Shah B
Department of Handloom and Textiles, Indian Institute of Handloom Technology, Fulia 741402., India
R Reetuparna
Department of Handloom and Textiles, Indian Institute of Handloom Technology, Fulia 741402., India

Abstract


Plasma-treated thermal comfort properties of four different types of polyester knitted fabrics (spun, continuous filament, micro denier and hollow fibre polyester), have been studied. The oxygen plasma treatment shows an encouraging effect on the air permeability, thermal conductivity, relative water vapour permeability, and wicking of the fabric samples. The findings mostly depend on the oxygen gas, loop length parameter and the thickness of the fabric. The oxygen plasma treatment also affects the thickness of fabric. The plasma-treated micro denier fabric, having courser count with higher loop length, shows higher air permeability. The plasma-treatedhollow fibre polyester fabric has higher water vapour permeability, higher thermal conductivity and the highest wicking height.

Keywords


Knitted fabric, Oxygen plasma, Plasma treatment, Polyester, Thermal comfort

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