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The effect of etching on low-stress mechanical properties of polypropylene fabrics under helium/oxygen atmospheric pressure plasma

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Polypropylene nonwoven fabrics were exposed to He/O2 atmospheric pressure glow discharge plasma. Surface chemical analysis and contact angle measurement revealed the surface oxidation by formation of new functional groups after plasma treatment. Weight loss (%) measurement and scanning electron microscopy analysis showed a significant plasma etching effect. It was investigated in low-stress mechanical properties of the fabrics using Kawabata Evaluation System (KES-FB). The surface morphology change by plasma treatment increased surface friction due to an enhancement of fiber-to-fiber friction, resulting in change of other low-stress mechanical properties of fabric.

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  1. Department of Textile Engineering, Inha University, 253 Yonghyun-dong, Nam-gu, 402-751, Incheon, Korea

    Yoon J. Hwang, Jae Sang An, Marian G. McCord, Shin Woong Park & Bok Choon Kang

  2. Department of Textile Engineering, Chemistry and Science, College of Textiles, North Carolina State University, 27695, Raleigh, North Carolina, USA

    Yoon J. Hwang & Marian G. McCord

  3. Korea Institute of Industrial Technology, Apparel & Sweater Technical Service Center, 40-3, Euljiro-5ga, Jung-gu, 100-195, Seoul, Korea

    Jae Sang An

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Hwang, Y.J., An, J.S., McCord, M.G. et al. The effect of etching on low-stress mechanical properties of polypropylene fabrics under helium/oxygen atmospheric pressure plasma. Fibers Polym 4, 145–150 (2003). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02908270

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