Application of Fragrance Microcapsules onto Cotton Fabric after Treatment with Oxygen and Nitrogen Plasma
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Abstract
Cotton fabric was exposed to low-pressure capacitively coupled plasma to enhance the adsorption and adhesion of fragrance microcapsules (FCM). Two plasma-forming gases, namely oxygen (O2) and nitrogen (N2), were investigated. The untreated and plasma-treated samples were investigated for their morphological changes by scanning electron microscopy (SEM), mechanical properties (breaking force, elongation, and flexural rigidity), and wicking properties. The cotton samples were functionalized with FCM and the effect of plasma pretreatment on the adsorption and adhesion of FCM was evaluated using SEM, air permeability, fragrance intensity of unwashed and washed cotton fabrics, and Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (FTIR). The results show that the plasma containing either of the two gases increased the wicking of the cotton fabric and that the O2 plasma caused a slight etching of the fibers, which increased the tensile strength of the cotton fabric. Both plasma gases caused changes that allowed higher adsorption of FCM. However, the adhesion of FCM was higher on the cotton treated with N2 plasma, as evidenced by a strong fragrance of the functionalized fabric after repeated washing.
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OpenAlex topics: Textile materials and evaluations · Dyeing and Modifying Textile Fibers · Advanced Sensor and Energy Harvesting Materials
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Faculty of Natural Sciences and Engineering, University of Ljubljana, Aškerčeva 12, SI-1000 Ljubljana, Slovenia
Institute of Physics of Belgrade, University of Belgrade, Pregrevica 118, 11080 Belgrade, Serbia
Serbian Academy of Sciences and Arts, Knez Mihajlova 35, 11000 Belgrade, Serbia
Nanotechnology and Integrated Bio-Engineering Centre (NIBEC), School of Engineering, University of Ulster, Newtownabbey, Antrim BT37 0QB, UK
Funding
Javna Agencija za Raziskovalno Dejavnost RS · MESTD of Republic of Serbia
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