Modification of Textile Properties Using Plasma

Abstract

An overview of the published investigations undertaken in the field of the target applications (modification) of the properties of textile materials using different types of plasma and the plasma in combination with other physical and chemical agents is provided. The emphasis lies on the properties which are the consequence of the characteristics of textile surface materials (hydrophilicity, hydrophobicity, antistatic property, electrical conductivity, multifunctionality). After explaining plasma phenomenology as a special state of matter, the possibilities of generating and obtaining plasma are described. The classification of plasmas according to different criteria is explained. The plasmas suitable for the treatment of textile materials are emphasized and their basic parameters relevant for the implementation of material treatments are explained. Numerous investigations described in many papers over the last ten years or so are shown according to the type of textile materials on which they were performed (fibers, yarns and fabrics).