The Surface Hydrophilicity of Polypropylene Non-Woven Treated by Atmospheric Glow Plasma

Abstract

In this paper, polypropylene (PP) melt blown non-woven fabric is treated by atmospheric He, He/O2 or He/CO2 glow discharge plasma. The variation of the surface hidrophilicity of PP sample is experimentally investigated by the surface water contact angle. The results show that the surface water contact angle firstly has a sharp decline and then up to saturation. It is worth noting that the time the water contact angle is up to saturation greatly shortens when a spot of O2 or CO2 are added into the atmospheric He. In addition, when the PP samples are treated by the atmospheric glow discharge plasma, it is necessary of selecting a right applied voltage.

Study on Surface Hydrophilicity of Polypropylene Non-Woven Treated by Atmospheric Pressure Plasma

“…However, its hydrophilicity and dye ability are very poor. Therefore, various methods are taken to polypropylene surface modification [1][2] to improve its surface properties in order to broaden its application range. Atmospheric pressure plasma [3][4][5] which is a very effective method, only causes surface physical or chemical change in the range of 50-100nm, does not change the excellent performance of fiber matrix and gives the fiber the new features.…”