In this study, polyester/wool blended fabric was coated with titanium dioxide nanoparticles. To enhance the adsorption and loading of nanoparticles on wool and polyester fibers, the samples were pretreated by low-temperature oxygen plasma. Citric acid was used to fix the TiO2 nanoparticles on the fibers. The self-cleaning property of the finished samples was tested under UV-A light. The effect of plasma treatment time besides the concentrations of TiO2 nanoparticles and citric acid on the self-cleaning properties of the samples was analyzed and optimized using response surface methodology. The surface chemistry and morphology of the samples were studied using Attenuated total reflectance-fourier transform infrared spectorscopy (ATR-FTIR) and field emission scanning electron microscope, respectively. The results showed that plasma treatment has a great effect on the loading of the nanoparticles on the surface of the fibers and enhancing the self-cleaning properties of the finished samples. The plasma-treated samples showed better water absorbency, enhanced tensile strength and approximately the same handle compared to raw samples after coating with TiO2 nanoparticles.
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Hong Kong Polytech Univ, Nanotechnol Ctr, ITC, Hong Kong, Hong Kong, Peoples R ChinaMonash Univ, Sch Appl Sci & Engn, Churchill, Vic 3842, Australia
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Hong Kong Polytech Univ, Nanotechnol Ctr, ITC, Hong Kong, Hong Kong, Peoples R ChinaMonash Univ, Sch Appl Sci & Engn, Churchill, Vic 3842, Australia
Xin, J. H.
Cheuk, K.
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Hong Kong Polytech Univ, Nanotechnol Ctr, ITC, Hong Kong, Hong Kong, Peoples R ChinaMonash Univ, Sch Appl Sci & Engn, Churchill, Vic 3842, Australia
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Hong Kong Polytech Univ, Nanotechnol Ctr, ITC, Hong Kong, Hong Kong, Peoples R ChinaMonash Univ, Sch Appl Sci & Engn, Churchill, Vic 3842, Australia
Xin, J. H.
Cheuk, K.
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Hong Kong Polytech Univ, Nanotechnol Ctr, ITC, Hong Kong, Hong Kong, Peoples R ChinaMonash Univ, Sch Appl Sci & Engn, Churchill, Vic 3842, Australia
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Qi, K.
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