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Effect of air plasma treatment on thermal comfort properties of cotton/polyester knitted fabrics


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1 Department of Costume Design and Fashion, PSG College of Arts and Science, Coimbatore 641 014, India
2 Department of Handloom and Textile Technology, Indian Institute of Handloom Technology, Fulia Colony, Shantipur, Nadia 741 402, India
3 Department of Fashion Technology, Sona College of Technology, Salem 636 005, India

The effect of plasma treatment has been studied on thermal comfort properties of cotton and polyester fibres blended in the ratios of 0:100, 50:50 and 100:0 using four types of fabric structures, single jersey, cross tuck, cross miss and twill at two different loop lengths 0.29 cm and 0.32 cm. The findings reveal that the knitted fabrics made from 100% polyester show better thermal resistance characteristics. On the other hand, the fabric made with 100% cotton gives better air permeability and water vapour permeability behavior. The fabric knitted from 100% polyester with a cross-miss structure on a loop length of 0.32 shows an excellent thermal comfort characteristic as compared to all the other samples due to its appreciable behaviors suitable for thermal conduction. The plasma treatment has a great impact on the thermal properties, in such a way that it reduces the air permeability and water vapour permeability but increases the thermal resistance.

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Blended fabrics, Comfort, Cotton, Knitted fabrics, Plasma treatment, Polyester, Thermal comfort
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V Mahalakshmi
Department of Costume Design and Fashion, PSG College of Arts and Science, Coimbatore 641 014, India
KM Pachiayappan
Department of Costume Design and Fashion, PSG College of Arts and Science, Coimbatore 641 014, India
C Prakash
Department of Handloom and Textile Technology, Indian Institute of Handloom Technology, Fulia Colony, Shantipur, Nadia 741 402, India
A Jebastin Rajwin
Department of Fashion Technology, Sona College of Technology, Salem 636 005, India

Abstract


The effect of plasma treatment has been studied on thermal comfort properties of cotton and polyester fibres blended in the ratios of 0:100, 50:50 and 100:0 using four types of fabric structures, single jersey, cross tuck, cross miss and twill at two different loop lengths 0.29 cm and 0.32 cm. The findings reveal that the knitted fabrics made from 100% polyester show better thermal resistance characteristics. On the other hand, the fabric made with 100% cotton gives better air permeability and water vapour permeability behavior. The fabric knitted from 100% polyester with a cross-miss structure on a loop length of 0.32 shows an excellent thermal comfort characteristic as compared to all the other samples due to its appreciable behaviors suitable for thermal conduction. The plasma treatment has a great impact on the thermal properties, in such a way that it reduces the air permeability and water vapour permeability but increases the thermal resistance.

Keywords


Blended fabrics, Comfort, Cotton, Knitted fabrics, Plasma treatment, Polyester, Thermal comfort