title: Effect of microwave argon plasma on the glycosidic and hydrogen bonding system of cotton cellulose.
abstract: Cotton fabric was processed with microwave (Ar) plasma to alter its hydrophilicity. The process parameters namely microwave power, process gas pressure and processing time were optimized using Box-Behnken method available in the Design Expert software. It was observed that certain combinations of process parameters improved existing hydrophilicity while the other combinations decreased it. ATR-FTIR spectral analysis was used to identify the strain induced in inter chain, intra chain, and inter sheet hydrogen bond and glycosidic covalent bond due to plasma treatment. X-ray diffraction (XRD) studies was used to analyze the effect of plasma on unit cell parameters and degree of crystallinity. Fabric surface etching was identified using FESEM analysis. Thus, it can be concluded that the increase/decrease in the hydrophilicity of the plasma treated fabric was due to these structural and physical changes.
authors.affiliation: Thin Film Center of Excellence, Department of Applied Science, PSG College of Technology, Peelamedu, Coimbatore 641004, Tamil Nadu, India. Electronic address: csp@phy.psgtech.ac.in.
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Prabhu
authors.affiliation: Thin Film Center of Excellence, Department of Applied Science, PSG College of Technology, Peelamedu, Coimbatore 641004, Tamil Nadu, India. Electronic address: vaideki.krishnakumar@gmail.com.
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Vaideki
authors.affiliation: Thin Film Center of Excellence, Department of Applied Science, PSG College of Technology, Peelamedu, Coimbatore 641004, Tamil Nadu, India. Electronic address: vp.anitha@gmail.com.
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Anitha
mesh_terms: D001128:Argon; D002482:Cellulose / Q000737:chemistry*; D006027:Glycosides / Q000737:chemistry*; D003368:Gossypium / Q000737:chemistry*; D006860:Hydrogen Bonding; D008872:Microwaves; D058626:Plasma Gases; D013784:Textiles
chemical_list: D006027:Glycosides; D058626:Plasma Gases; D001128:Argon; D002482:Cellulose
keywords: ATR-FTIR; Box–Behnken design; Cotton cellulose; Microwave argon plasma; Process parameter optimization; XRD/FESEM analysis