Plasma dye coating as straightforward and widely applicable procedure for dye immobilization on polymeric materials

Abstract:Here, we introduce a novel concept for the fabrication of colored materials with significantly reduced dye leaching through covalent immobilization of the desired dye using plasmagenerated surface radicals. This plasma dye coating (PDC) procedure immobilizes a preadsorbed layer of a dye functionalized with a radical sensitive group on the surface through radical addition caused by a short plasma treatment. The non-specific nature of the plasmagenerated surface radicals allows for a wide variety of dyes including azobenzenes and sulfonphthaleins, functionalized with radical sensitive groups to avoid significant dye degradation, to be combined with various materials including PP, PE, PA6, cellulose, and PTFE. The wide applicability, low consumption of dye, relatively short procedure time, and the possibility of continuous PDC using an atmospheric plasma reactor make this procedure economically interesting for various applications ranging from simple coloring of a material to the fabrication of chromic sensor fabrics as demonstrated by preparing a range of halochromic materials.

Publication year:2018

Keywords:Multidisciplinary sciences

BOF-keylabel:yes

IOF-keylabel:yes

BOF-publication weight:10

CSS-citation score:1

Authors:National

Authors from:Higher Education

Accessibility:Open