IMPROVEMENT SURFACE PROPERTIES OF POLYPROPYLENE AND POLYESTER FABRICS BY GLOW DISCHARGE PLASMA SYSTEM UNDER ATMOSPHERIC CONDITION ATMOSFERİK GLOW DEŞARJ PLAZMA SİSTEMİ İLE POLİPROPİLEN VE POLİESTER KUMAŞLARIN YÜZEY ÖZELLİKLERİNİN İYİLEŞTİRİLMESİ

In order to raise wettability and to improve soil release of polyester (PES) and polypropylene (PP) woven fabrics, atmospheric pressure plasma were applied. In this study, argon and air plasma were used for modification of PES and PP fabrics. The capillary method and contact angle measurements of plasma treated and untreated textile materials were applied to evaluate the improvement in water uptake of PES and PP fabrics. Chemical changes in the fabric surface after atmospheric plasma treatments were determine by Fourier Transform Infrared (FTIR) and XPS. Their surface morphologies were evaluated by SEM.