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Zinc oxide application in the textile industry: surface tailoring and water barrier attributes as parameters with direct implication in comfort performance
Cristina RîmbuMirela Petruta SucheaGianina BroascaAlexandra NistorMiihai CiocoiuDaniela FarimaCristine CampagneNarcisa Vrinceanusubject
TextileMaterials sciencePolymers and Plasticsbusiness.industryComposite numberchemistry.chemical_elementSurface finishZincPaddingPolyesterchemistryChemical Engineering (miscellaneous)Thermal stabilityWettingComposite materialbusinessdescription
The present study focuses on surface tailoring and water barrier attributes of zinc oxide (ZnO)-polyester composite textile materials. The surface properties, such as surface topography and roughness, composite compositions as well as thermal stability of ZnO-100% polyester textile composite materials treated through a padding process with different concentrations of ZnO dispersions as active agent in water and methanol were studied. The results show that 3% ZnO-textile composite material have enhanced water barrier properties compared with the other compositions; a fact which promises improved properties in terms of comfort. ZnO modification of polyester surfaces leads to a dramatic decrease in their thermal stability.
| year | journal | country | edition | language |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013-03-08 | Textile Research Journal |