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Modification and Dyeing Properties of Alginate Fibers Based on Atmospheric Plasma Technology
The difficulties associated with dyeing alginate fibers by conventional dyeing processes have been a major limitation hindering the large-scale application of alginate fibers in the textile industry. The main ...
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Preparation of multifunctional wound dressings with composite PVA/PE films
The waterproof and breathable wound dressings have undergone continuous and substantial evolution over time. Polyethene films have been widely used to fabricate waterproof dressing. Electrospun biopolymers ena...
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Enhanced Dyeability and Wash Fastness through a Salt-Free Plasma-Induced Grafting of Cationic Monomers on Cotton Fabrics
Free radical graft polymerization of diallyldimethylammonium chloride (DADMAC) on cotton was employed to substantially improve the dyeability cotton with reactive dyes under salt-free conditions. The effects o...
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Flexible and reusable SERS substrate for rapid conformal detection of residue on irregular surface
Surface-enhanced Raman scattering (SERS) is gaining prominence as a rapid and effective detection method. However, this technique is still challenged by reusability and sampling issues, especially on irregular...
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Flexible, stable and sensitive surface-enhanced Raman scattering of graphite/titanium-cotton substrate for conformal rapid food safety detection
Fabricating flexible, stable and highly reproducible surface-enhanced Raman scattering (SERS) active substrates is very important in furthering the development of practical SERS sensors. Nevertheless, the fabr...
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The Application of Atmospheric Plasma for Cotton Fabric Desizing
Production process of cotton fabric involves numerous water and chemical consumptions, causing serious energy waste and environmental problem. In this study, a waterless atmospheric plasma treatment (APT) was ...
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Superhydrophobic cotton nonwoven fabrics through atmospheric plasma treatment for applications in self-cleaning and oil–water separation
In this study, a superhydrophobic cotton nonwoven fabric for oil–water separation was prepared by graft polymerization of siloxane under atmospheric pressure plasma in the medium of Air, N2 or O2. The effects of ...
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Fabrication of highly electrically conductive Ti/Ag/Ti tri-layer and Ti–Ag alloy thin films on PET fabrics by multi-target magnetron sputtering
In this study Ti/Ag/Ti tri-layer and Ti–Ag alloy films were deposited on the surfaces of polyethylene terephthalate (PET) fabrics by multi-target magnetron sputtering system to fabricate highly electro-conduct...
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Effects of electron beam current on microstructure and luminescent properties of Y2O3:Eu3+ thin film grown on quartz fabric by electron beam evaporation
Thin films of yttrium oxide phosphor doped with trivalent europium ion (Y2O3:Eu3+) are grown on a quartz fabric substrate by using electron beam evaporation with different electron beam currents from 80 to 170 mA...
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IR protection property and color performance of TiO2/Cu/TiO2 coated polyester fabrics
Both humans and objects can emit infrared (IR) wavelengths which generate thermal emissions that can be detected with an IR camera. Therefore, highly IR reflective materials have been the subject of interest r...
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Gelation Modification of Alginate Nonwoven Fabrics
Calcium alginate nonwoven fabrics were gelation-modified by two-stage with aqueous HCl solution and then ethanolic NaOH solution. The structure and crystallinity properties of the samples were characterized by...
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Enhanced electro-conductivity and multi-shielding performance with copper, stainless steel and titanium coating onto PVA impregnated cotton fabric
Samples of the woven cotton fabric are first modified with a continuous polyvinyl alcohol (PVA) thin film by using the padding method and then coated with copper (Cu), titanium and stainless steel (SS) respect...
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CO2 laser annealing for improved luminescent properties of Y2O3:Eu3+ thin film grown on quartz fabric by using EBE
Thin films of yttrium oxide phosphor doped with trivalent europium ion (Y2O3:Eu3+) are grown on a quartz fabric substrate by using electron beam evaporation (EBE) and subsequently annealed by a pulsed CO2 laser w...
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Fabrication and characterization of copper coated polyamide-6 fibers with magnetron sputtering technology
Copper (Cu) is deposited as a film onto polyamide-6 (PA-6) fibers with a magnetron sputtering technology by using a self-assembly machine with a winding unit. The Cu coated PA-6 fibers are characterized by usi...
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Photo-thermal conversion and thermal insulation properties of ZrC coated polyester fabric
Zirconium carbide (ZrC) films are deposited onto polyester fabric through magnetron sputtering. The deposited films are then examined by using field scanning electron microscopy and energy dispersive X-ray spe...
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Fabrication of copper and titanium coated textiles for sunlight management
Copper (Cu) and titanium (Ti) films with a thickness of 200 nm are deposited onto cotton and polyester fabrics respectively by magnetron sputtering technology and systematically investigated by scanning electr...
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Preparation and characterization of shielding textiles to prevent infrared penetration with Ag thin films
Silver (Ag) film with a thickness of 200 nm is deposited onto cotton and polyester fabric samples through magnetron sputtering and systematically investigated by using scanning electron microscopy, X-ray diffr...
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Adhesion and durability of Cu film on polyester fabric prepared by finishing treatment with polyester-polyurethane and aqueous acrylate
To improve adhesion and wear durability at the interface between copper (Cu) film and polyester fabric, the Cu-coated polyester fabric was treated by two commercial solutions of polyester-polyurethane (PP) and...
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Effect of annealing rate on microstructure and luminescence of Y2O3:Eu3+ deposited quartz fiber by electron beam evaporation
Y2O3:Eu3+ phosphor was deposited on quartz fibers by electron beam evaporation technology and the deposited fibers were then annealed at different rates from 1 to 10 °C/min. Particle shape of the Y2O3:Eu3+ depos...
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Y2O3:Eu3+ luminescent thin film deposited on quartz fiber by electron beam evaporation technology
Y2O3:Eu3+ luminescent thin films were deposited on quartz fiber substrates using electron beam evaporation technology and then annealed at different temperatures and times. Influences of annealing conditions on s...
