LOW-PRESSURE AIR PLASMA INFLUENCE ON COTTON TEXTILE SURFACE MORPHOLOGY AND evaporated COPPER COATING ADHESION

• DOI: 10.7726/ajmst.2013.1001
• Publication Date: 2012-10-16T10:42:08Z
• Authors: Svetlana Vihodceva; Silvija Kukle
• Keywords: Textile; Morphology

The present study evaluates the influence of low-pressure air plasma before vacuum evaporation process on cotton textile surface morphology, as well evaporated copper coating adhesion. During experiment, commercial was functionalized with technique or without low– pressure pre-treatment. Surface analysis treated and carried out using Scanning electron microscope. As shown in experimental results, modification by applying noticeably deteriorates adhesion to substrate. These can be explained morphological changes resulting from its plasma. microscope micrographs reveal that i.e. original fibre generally becomes smoother, whereas some fibres become completely even.