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• 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.