The Development of Pad-Dry-Cure Compatible Method for Preparing Electrically Conductive Copper Coated Cotton Woven Fabrics
Year: 2013
Journal of Fiber Bioengineering and Informatics, Vol. 6 (2013), Iss. 2 : pp. 117–128
Abstract
Electrically conductive cotton fabrics were successfully prepared by a first free radical polymerization, assisted by a conventional pad-dry-cure textile technology and subsequent electroless deposition (ELD) of copper thin layers on cotton fiber surfaces. Pad-dry-cure takes a major role in the even uptake and penetration of the monomer [2-(methacryloyloxy)ethyl]trimethyl-ammonium chloride (METAC) solution throughout the cotton fabrics, making subsequent ELD plating of copper metal uniform. The surface electrical resistivity of as-prepared electro-conductive cotton fabrics varies from 10^3 to 10^{-1}Ω/sq, depending on the ELD conditions. The whole process is low cost, low chemical wastage and compatible with current wet processing in the textile industry, which provides a great potential in commercialization in a bulk scale.
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Journal Article Details
Publisher Name: Global Science Press
Language: English
DOI: https://doi.org/10.3993/jfbi06201301
Journal of Fiber Bioengineering and Informatics, Vol. 6 (2013), Iss. 2 : pp. 117–128
Published online: 2013-01
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Copyright: COPYRIGHT: © Global Science Press
Pages: 12
Keywords: Electronic Textiles