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    Directional Trans-Planar and Different In-Plane Water Transfer Properties of Composite Structured Bifacial Fabrics Modified by a Facile Three-Step Plasma Treatment

    Year: 2017

    Journal: Coatings, Volume 7, AUG

    Authors: Sun, Fengxin; Chen, Zhiqiang; Zhu, Licheng; Du, Zhaoqun; Wang, Xungai; Naebe, Maryam

    Organizations: National Natural Science Foundation of China [11272086, 51203022]; Fundamental Research Funds for the Central Universities [2232014A3-02, CUSF-DH-D-2016006]; Fujian Provincial Key Laboratory of Textiles Inspection Technology (Fujian Fiber Inspection Bureau) of China [2016-MXJ-02]; Fok Ying Tung (huoyingdong) Education Foundation [151071]; China scholarship council (CSC) [201506630046]; MoE Innovation Team Project in Biological Fibres Advanced Textile Processing and Clean Production at Wuhan Textile University

    Keywords: directional water transport; bifacial fabrics; three-step plasma treatment; composite structure; moisture management

    Fabrics with moisture management properties are strongly expected to benefit various potential applications in daily life, industry, medical treatment and protection. Here, a bifacial fabric with dual trans-planar and in-plane liquid moisture management properties was reported. This novel fabric was fabricated to have a knitted structure on one face and a woven structure on the other, contributing to the different in-plane water transfer properties of the fabric. A facile three-step plasma treatment was used to enrich the bifacial fabric with asymmetric wettability and liquid absorbency. The plasma treated bifacial fabric allowed forced water to transfer from the hydrophobic face to hydrophilic face, while it prevented water to spread through the hydrophobic face when water drops were placed on the hydrophilic face. This confirmed one-way water transport capacity of the bifacial fabric. Through the three-step plasma treatment, the fabric surface was coated with a Si-containing thin film. This film contributed to the hydrophobic property, while the physical properties of the fabrics such as stiffness and color were not affected. This novel fabric can potentially be used to design and manufacture functional and smart textiles with tunable moisture transport properties.
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