TITLE:
Plasma Treatment for Preparing Durable Water Repellent and Anti-Stain Synthetic Fabrics for Automotive Applications
AUTHORS:
Nicoletta De Vietro, Luca Belforte, Vito Lambertini, Bartolomeo Placenza, Francesco Fracassi
KEYWORDS:
Synthetic Textile, Automotive, Durable Water Repellent and Anti-Stain Character, Low Pressure Plasma, Fluorinated Coating
JOURNAL NAME:
Journal of Surface Engineered Materials and Advanced Technology,
Vol.5 No.3,
June
1,
2015
ABSTRACT: This paper describes the development of a plasma process to produce a durable water repellent
and anti-stain thin film on synthetic textile, utilized for the upholstery in the automotive field. The
coatings were deposited in non equilibrium low pressure plasmas fed with 1H, 1H, 2H-perfluo-ro-
1-decene employing, as substrates, polyethylene terephthalate and polyethylene terephthalate
thermo-coupled to polyurethane foam. It was found that the XPS F/C ratio of the deposit was
higher than 1.4 and that the treated textile was always very hydrophobic (WCA > 140?) and oil resistant
(motor oil CA > 110?), even after wear.