Abstract
The aim of this research is to produce a substrate that can be used for the development of protective gowns. For this purpose, a cotton-polyester blended plain weave fabric was treated with a coating paste comprising fluorocarbon and acrylic resins. The coating process parameters, which are fluorocarbon resin quantity (%), acrylic paste quantity (g m−2), and reticulation time (min), were varied by using a Box–Behnken experimental design. Textile fabric characteristics in terms of thickness (mm), coating add-on (%), air permeability (L m−2 s−1), surface hydrophobicity (mg cm), and flexural rigidity (mg cm−1) were then analyzed and discussed.
Highlights
Protective gowns can be either disposable or reusable [4, 6]
Tightly woven plain weave fabrics, generally obtained with cotton, polyester, or cotton/polyester blends, are coated with chemical finishing. e substrate is used for designing reusable gowns [4, 6]
In previous works that were done by Ghezal et al [8, 9], a cotton-PES double-sided knit was coated with acrylic and fluorocarbon polymers. e substrate was found to be breathable with enhanced hydrophobic properties
Summary
Protective gowns can be either disposable (single-use gowns) or reusable (multiuse gowns) [4, 6]. It is notable that the highest coating add-on value was obtained with 15% of fluorocarbon resin, 200 g m−2 of acrylic paste, and a crosslinking time equal to 4 min. E air permeability of the uncoated and the coated cotton-PES woven fabric samples was measured.
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