MULTIFUNCTIONAL NANOCOATING ON SYNTHETIC FIBRES DEPOSITED

BY PULSED MAGNETRON SPUTTERING

Author* Jose Heriberto O. Nascimento

University of Minho Supervisors: Jorge Neves e Vasco Teixeira
School of Engineering
Centre for Textile Science and Technology (2CT2)
* jose.heriberto@det.uminho.pt

ABSTRACT RESULTS AND CONCLUSION : SURFACE CHEMISTRY Fig.(H) Photocatalytic activity of TiO2 nanocoating in different
PROPERTIES BY XRD, SEM, TEM and AFM parameters, (I) Reaction rate constante (k) and (J) Color degradation of
The new techniques applied to the development of new materials, Anatase Grain Rutilo Grain
Methylene blue and RB5 dyes (K e L) (1 ppm and 10 ppm) with
devices or systems in nanometrics scale is increasing in the recent (%) size
(nm)
(%) size
(nm)
efficiency 93% and 45 %at 4 hours .
Fig.(A) XRD TiO2 nanocoating:
years receiving higher attention because due of their potentials
8.9 14.34 91.1 14.88

(A) The phase quantifies using the

Fibre non treated
S1

applications in biomedicine, microelectronics, renewable energies.

5.0 S2 0,012
S3

Rietveld structural refinement by

4.5
0,010

The nanocoatings on textiles fibres have the objective to develop

4.0

Reaction rate constant(k )

-1
0,008

ln (% (C /C))
3.5

0
PowderCell 2.4 software. 3.0
0,006

materials with properties such as: antimicrobial, UV protection, water 2.5

2.0
0,004

0,002

repellence, thermochromic, self cleaning. In the work, low 1.5

1.0
0,000

(H) (J)
temperature pulsed DC magnetron sputtering method (PMS) was
0 50 100 150 200 250 MB S1 S2 S3
Time (min)
(I) Sample

used for the synthesis of a multifunctional nanocoatings on textile 0

Methylene Blue
Fig.SEM micrograph of TiO2 thin Fig.(D) TEM image of TiO2
0.35 15 min

fibres surfaces.
30 min
60 min
120 min
0.30 240 min

(B) films deposited on PLA fibres. deposited on PLA fibre: Particles 0.25

(A)

Abs
(B) 15.000 X and (C) 100.000 X size 10-14 nm and 14-24 nm . 0.20

0.15
Reactive Black 5

O2 0.10

450 480 510 540 570 600 630 660 690

(K)  (nm)
(L)
Ar
Fig. (M) Antimicrobial properties Fig. (N) UPF factors of TiO2
V
with 100% reduction of the nanocoated PLA fabrics (treated &
+ + + + +
Time
Staphylococcus aureus by TiO2 untreated), and bare PLA.
nanocoated PLA fabrics.
   

T i 2O- c o a t e d s a m p l e
(C) 90

T i 2O- c o a t e d s a m p l e
U P F - fa c to r
75

Fig.(A)(B) Schematics of magnetron sputtering system for 60

nanocoating deposition and (C) representation of the target voltage 45

(V) waveform for a pulsed DC power supply operating in asymmetric

30

(B) (D)
15

bipolar pulse mode. (M) (N) 0

PLA WITH WASHING WITHOUT WASHING

THE AIM OF THE WORK

Making thermochromic and superhydrophobic PLA fabric
The application of TiO2 PTFE nanocoatings and
nanocoating on PLA fibres to thermochomic Fig.(O) Confocal microscopy Fig.(P) SEM images thermocromic
obtain a textile material with micro/nanocapsules was used on image of organic polymeric micro/nanocapsules nanocoated
UV protection, photocatalytic PLA fibres to obtain a nanolayer on PLA fibres for by PTFE thin film on PLA fibres
antibactetial, thernochromic super water adsorption of the thermocromic using DC pulsed.
ultrahydrophobic. EXPERIMENTAL repellent textile material. micro/nanocapsules.
DATA (P)
(E)
ANTIMICROBIAL: The microorganism used for all assays where
(C) Fig. (E) AFM images of TiO2 thin
Staphylococcus aureus (ATCC 6538). Qualitative methods from JIS
L 1902:2002. and Quantitative methods from JIS L 1902:2002. films deposited on PLA fibre.
SUPERHYDROPHOBIC by Dynamic Contact Angle (DCA).
THE PHOTOCATALYTIC decomposition of organic pollutants in
water generally follows the Langmuir-Hinshelwood,
where Co the initial concentration and C final (O)
 Co 
ln   kKt  k app t concentration and the kaap apparent A Ultrahydrophobic thermochromic PLA fabric – 168º
C  photocatalysis rate constant (minˉ¹) of the
pseudo-first-order reaction and kinetic (G) CONCLUSION: The results showed that pulsed DC magnetron sputtering
parameter (velocity of degradation). method is efficient for application of the nanocoating ultra thin film on textile
(F) Fig.(G) Ultrahydrophobic
The UV PROTECTION values were calculated according to the Fig. (F) Analysis of fractal dimension of PLA fabric. fabric. It was observed that the nanocoatings on PLA fibres showed a
Australian/New Zealand Standard AS/NZS 4399:1996. surface coating with Lotus effect on PLA superhydrophobic behaviour, antimicrobial property, photocatalytic
fibre. efficiency and excellent UV protection (>40).

Engenharia para a Qualidade de Vida: SAÚDE, LAZER E AMBIENTE– Semana da Escola de Engenharia -11 a 16 de Outubro de 2010