TY - JOUR
T1 - Incorporation of poly(N-isopropylacrylamide)/chitosan microgel onto plasma functionalized cotton fibre surface
AU - Tourette, Audrey
AU - De Greyter, Nathalie
AU - Jocic, Dragan
AU - Morent, Rino
AU - Warmoeskerken, Marijn M.C.G.
AU - Leys, Christophe
PY - 2009
Y1 - 2009
N2 - In the present study, non-thermal plasma treatments using three different gases (air, nitrogen and argon) were used to activate the cotton surface for subsequent poly(N-isopropylacrylamide)/chitosan microgel (PN/CS) incorporation. The different surface modifications obtained on cotton and their effect on the microgel incorporation were investigated using X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS) and scanning electron microscopy (SEM). It was found that PN/CS microgel particles with a diameter of 180 nm were tightly adhered to the cotton fabric surface. Nitrogen and argon plasma treated cotton presented better results in terms of microgel incorporation. The concept presented could lead to the development of a novel material with the highly attractive feature of responsiveness to the environmental stimuli.
AB - In the present study, non-thermal plasma treatments using three different gases (air, nitrogen and argon) were used to activate the cotton surface for subsequent poly(N-isopropylacrylamide)/chitosan microgel (PN/CS) incorporation. The different surface modifications obtained on cotton and their effect on the microgel incorporation were investigated using X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS) and scanning electron microscopy (SEM). It was found that PN/CS microgel particles with a diameter of 180 nm were tightly adhered to the cotton fabric surface. Nitrogen and argon plasma treated cotton presented better results in terms of microgel incorporation. The concept presented could lead to the development of a novel material with the highly attractive feature of responsiveness to the environmental stimuli.
KW - Poly(N-isopropylacrylamide)
KW - Non-thermal plasma
KW - Chitosan
KW - Cotton
U2 - 10.1016/j.colsurfa.2009.10.014
DO - 10.1016/j.colsurfa.2009.10.014
M3 - Article
VL - 352
SP - 126
EP - 135
JO - Colloids and surfaces A: Physicochemical and engineering aspects
JF - Colloids and surfaces A: Physicochemical and engineering aspects
SN - 0927-7757
IS - 1-3
ER -