Plasma technology sees profitable applications in textiles
26 Dec '09
1 min read
The increasing requirements for functional textile fabrics have necessitated the applications of technical textiles.
Plasma technology shows distinct advantages because it is environmentally friendly and even surface properties of inert materials can be changed easily.
For the purposes of textile modification, the low pressure (0.01 to 1.0 mbar) plasma, such as found in the "neon" sign or fluorescent light bulbs are used.
For the plasma treatment of polymeric substrates, the extremely energetic chemical environment of the plasma is utilized.
Practical application of plasma requires the development of commercially available, reliable, and large plasma systems.