Low-temperature plasma treatment for hydrophobicity improvement of silk

• Main Authors: Chaivan P., Pasaja N., Boonyawan D., Suanpoot P., Vilaithong T.
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: 2014
• Online Access: http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-13844269091&partnerID=40&md5=ed9d078a7ad6d7569cd8b5b153abecbf; http://cmuir.cmu.ac.th/handle/6653943832/4995
• Institution: Chiang Mai University

This paper describes the development of a plasma system for textile treatment. The SF6 plasma was applied to improve hydrophobic property of Thai silk. It was produced by an inductively coupled 13.56 MHz RF discharge in a cylindrical stainless steel chamber of 31.2 cm diameter and 42.5 cm long. The...