Low Pressure Plasma Treatment of PET and PET/Elastane Fabrics

New orientations have emerged in the textile sector as a result of increasing global competition and environmental problems. Under the scope of new understandings, it is required to bring forward multi-functional, simple and environmental friendly methods that will meet tight economic and ecological demands of today. Plasma technology has become a significant alternative in this sense. This technology may provide great advantages in case it is developed, however, it doesn't receive due consideration. In this study, plasma treatment was applied by using glow discharge plasma system to 100% PET and 95% PET/5% elastane fabrics and then the effects of plasma polymerization on fabric surfaces were tested and analyzed using water and oil repellent finishings. After application of plasma conditions, repellency tests showed that the effect of a reorientation of the fluorinated chains at the surface of PET (Polyethylene Terephthalate) and PET/elastane fabrics remained unchanged and water and oil repellency features were acquired.