TY - JOUR T1 - Application of Electrospray Coating Technique to impart Multifunctionality to Textile Substrates AU - Amit Jadhav, Lijing Wang & Rajiv Padhye JO - Journal of Fiber Bioengineering and Informatics VL - 4 SP - 201 EP - 212 PY - 2016 DA - 2016/09 SN - 9 DO - http://doi.org/10.3993/jfbim00254 UR - https://global-sci.org/intro/article_detail/jfbi/10603.html KW - Electrospray Coating KW - Thermoplastic Polyurethane KW - Surface Roughness KW - Contact Angle AB - Electrospray coating is a method of generating fine droplets of polymer through high electrostatic charging. It involves electrohydrodynamic process for forming fine polymer droplets. These droplets are highly charged that promotes self-dispersion which results in uniform coating on substrate. Electrospray coating can be successfully utilised as a coating technique to coat textile substrates. Textiles substrate coated with electrosprayed polymer droplets have a large specific surface area and it facilitates submicron range coating compared to conventional coating methods like roller coating or knife coating. This research study investigates the electrospray coating of thermoplastic polyurethane polymer on textile substrate. The results showed that electrospraying facilitated the submicron size droplets deposition on textile substrates which imparted the waterproof property to the substrate without altering the moisture management and surface properties of textile substrate.

Amit Jadhav, Lijing Wang and Rajiv Padhye. (2016). Application of Electrospray Coating Technique to impart Multifunctionality to Textile Substrates. Journal of Fiber Bioengineering and Informatics. 9 (4). 201-212. doi:10.3993/jfbim00254