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replacement of conventional wet chemical processing. The properties of the selected
material can be modified using different plasma gas and changing the treatment
parameters like time, voltage and power. Apart from plasma technology, nanotechnology also makes for a promising tool to modify and enhance the characteristics
of fabrics. Nanoparticles have a smaller size and large surface area which makes
this method a suitable method for tailoring a wide range of surface properties which
are much difficult by conventional methods. Apart from the properties mentioned
in Sect. 4 like antimicrobial, UV protection, stain removal, better dye adsorption, a
plasma pretreated and nanoparticle-coated polymers can advance anti-felting, antistatic, electrical conductivity and abrasion resistance properties. It also strengthens
the mechanical durability of fabric by increasing fabric roughness and optical reflectivity which is crucial for developing photocatalytic applications. Though these technologies have so much to offer, the industrial scale-up of pretreated textiles is still
in the research stage and has been rather slow in delivering clothing to customers
to be worn on a daily basis. One of the few prominent reasons for this holdback is
the durability of treatments whether it may be plasma or nanoparticles and also the
need to use different types of reactors and gases varying with different samples. But
on a positive note, an increasing integration among the researchers, textile technologists and designers can be seen to overcome the challenge of industrialisation of
plasma-treated clothes. It is to be expected that if fully utilised, these technologies
can be used in different branches of the industries to develop much more durable and
special trait-oriented fabric for biomedical, health care and military and also develop
smart and intelligent textiles.
References
Airoudj A, Ploux L, Roucoules V (2014) Effect of plasma duty cycle on silver nanoparticles loading
of cotton fabrics for durable antibacterial properties. J Appl Polym Sci 132(1):1–9. https://doi.
org/10.1002/app.41279
Bhatia S (2016) Natural polymer drug delivery systems. Springer international publishing, Cham,
Switzerland. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-41129-3
Bogaerts A et al (2002) Gas discharge plasmas and their applications. Spectrochim Acta—Part B
AtIc Spectrosc 57(4):609–658. https://doi.org/10.1016/S0584-8547(01)00406-2
Bozzi A et al (2005a) Self-cleaning of modified cotton textiles by TiO2 at low temperatures
under daylight irradiation. J Photochem Photobiol A 174(2):156–164. https://doi.org/10.1016/
j.jphotochem.2005.03.019
Bozzi A, Yuranova T, Kiwi J (2005b) Self-cleaning of wool-polyamide and polyester textiles
by TiO 2 -rutile modification under daylight irradiation at ambient temperature. J Photochem
Photobiol, A 172(1):27–34. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jphotochem.2004.11.010
Chan CM, Ko TM, Hiraoka H (1996) Polymer surface modification by plasmas and photons. Surf
Sci Rep 24(1–2):1–54. https://doi.org/10.1016/0167-5729(96)80003-3
Deng X et al (2014) Engineering of composite organosilicon thin films with embedded silver
nanoparticles via atmospheric pressure plasma process for antibacterial activity. Plasma Process
Polym 11(10):921–930. https://doi.org/10.1002/ppap.201400042
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replacement of conventional wet chemical processing. The properties of the selected
material can be modified using different plasma gas and changing the treatment
parameters like time, voltage and power. Apart from plasma technology, nanotechnology also makes for a promising tool to modify and enhance the characteristics
of fabrics. Nanoparticles have a smaller size and large surface area which makes
this method a suitable method for tailoring a wide range of surface properties which
are much difficult by conventional methods. Apart from the properties mentioned
in Sect. 4 like antimicrobial, UV protection, stain removal, better dye adsorption, a
plasma pretreated and nanoparticle-coated polymers can advance anti-felting, antistatic, electrical conductivity and abrasion resistance properties. It also strengthens
the mechanical durability of fabric by increasing fabric roughness and optical reflectivity which is crucial for developing photocatalytic applications. Though these technologies have so much to offer, the industrial scale-up of pretreated textiles is still
in the research stage and has been rather slow in delivering clothing to customers
to be worn on a daily basis. One of the few prominent reasons for this holdback is
the durability of treatments whether it may be plasma or nanoparticles and also the
need to use different types of reactors and gases varying with different samples. But
on a positive note, an increasing integration among the researchers, textile technologists and designers can be seen to overcome the challenge of industrialisation of
plasma-treated clothes. It is to be expected that if fully utilised, these technologies
can be used in different branches of the industries to develop much more durable and
special trait-oriented fabric for biomedical, health care and military and also develop
smart and intelligent textiles.
References
Airoudj A, Ploux L, Roucoules V (2014) Effect of plasma duty cycle on silver nanoparticles loading
of cotton fabrics for durable antibacterial properties. J Appl Polym Sci 132(1):1–9. https://doi.
org/10.1002/app.41279
Bhatia S (2016) Natural polymer drug delivery systems. Springer international publishing, Cham,
Switzerland. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-41129-3
Bogaerts A et al (2002) Gas discharge plasmas and their applications. Spectrochim Acta—Part B
AtIc Spectrosc 57(4):609–658. https://doi.org/10.1016/S0584-8547(01)00406-2
Bozzi A et al (2005a) Self-cleaning of modified cotton textiles by TiO2 at low temperatures
under daylight irradiation. J Photochem Photobiol A 174(2):156–164. https://doi.org/10.1016/
j.jphotochem.2005.03.019
Bozzi A, Yuranova T, Kiwi J (2005b) Self-cleaning of wool-polyamide and polyester textiles
by TiO 2 -rutile modification under daylight irradiation at ambient temperature. J Photochem
Photobiol, A 172(1):27–34. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jphotochem.2004.11.010
Chan CM, Ko TM, Hiraoka H (1996) Polymer surface modification by plasmas and photons. Surf
Sci Rep 24(1–2):1–54. https://doi.org/10.1016/0167-5729(96)80003-3
Deng X et al (2014) Engineering of composite organosilicon thin films with embedded silver
nanoparticles via atmospheric pressure plasma process for antibacterial activity. Plasma Process
Polym 11(10):921–930. https://doi.org/10.1002/ppap.201400042