Plasma-induced graft polymerization on the surface of aramid fabrics with improved omniphobicity and washing durability

Eshraga A A SIDDIG (尚晓冉); Yu XU (徐雨); Tao HE (何涛); Ming GAO (高明); Baojing YANG (杨宝敬); Tianshu WANG (王天舒); Jing ZHANG (张菁)

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Plasma Science and Technology > 2020 > 22(5): 55503-055503. > DOI: 10.1088/2058-6272/ab65dd

Eshraga A A SIDDIG (尚晓冉), Yu XU (徐雨), Tao HE (何涛), Ming GAO (高明), Baojing YANG (杨宝敬), Tianshu WANG (王天舒), Jing ZHANG (张菁). Plasma-induced graft polymerization on the surface of aramid fabrics with improved omniphobicity and washing durability[J]. Plasma Science and Technology, 2020, 22(5): 55503-055503. DOI: 10.1088/2058-6272/ab65dd

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Plasma-induced graft polymerization on the surface of aramid fabrics with improved omniphobicity and washing durability

¹ New Energy Material and Device, College of Science, Donghua University, Shanghai 201620, People's Republic of China
² College of Engineering, Sudan University of Science and Technology (SUST), Khartoum 11111, Sudan
³ Magnetic Confinement Fusion Research Center, Ministry of Education, Shanghai 201620, People's Republic of China
⁴ Shenzhen Institutes of Advanced Technology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shenzhen 518055, People's Republic of China
⁵ Precision Chemical Technology (Shanghai) CO., Ltd, Shanghai 201613, People's Republic of China

Funds: This work was supported by the Fundamental Research Funds for the Central Universities 2232019A3-12 and National Natural Science Foundation of China (No. 11375042).

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Received Date: September 15, 2019
Revised Date: December 22, 2019
Accepted Date: December 26, 2019

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Durable superomniphobic surfaces are desirable for their practical applications, including selfcleaning, non-fouling, protective clothing and the separation of liquids. The plasma-induced polymerization of environmentally friendly C6 from a perfluoralkyl methlacrylate copolymer emulsion, AG-E081, was performed and a durable omniphobic fabric was achieved. C6 is an ecological alternative to C8 (eight CF₂ groups) fluorinated compounds, and it was thereafter successfully incorporated into aramid fabric to achieve a durable superomniphobic surface. The fabric became water and oil repellent with an extremely high water contact angle of 180°. As tested by the water spray AATCC test and hydrocarbon resistance test, the as-prepared fabric gained 100° (ISO 5) and grade number 4 respectively. Furthermore, the fabrics also showed significantly improved washing durability after ten washing cycles. By scanning electron microscopy (SEM), Fourier-transform infrared spectroscopy (FTIR) and x-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS) tests, it is indicated that the durable superomniphobicity can be attributed to the roughness and activation of the aramid surface by the plasma pre-treatment, which induces more adsorption and chemical graft of the C6 copolymer.
- aramid fabrics,
- plasma-induced graft polymerization,
- hydrocarbon resistance,
- waterrepellency,
- washing durability

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