9559
Accession Number
38582
Title Of Article Chaper
Pilot Scale Coating of Fabrics with Fluorodecyl Polyhedral Oligomeric Silsesquioxane/Fluoroesastomer Blends for Water and Liquid Chemical Repellent Clothing
Title Of Journal Book
2015 Proceedings of AATCC International Conference, Hilton DeSoto, Savannah, GA, USA, March 24-26, 2015
Pages
576-603
Collation
28 p. : ills.
Reference Bibliography
Includes bibliographic references
Language Of Text
English
Literature Type
Monograph
Literature Level
Analytic
Abstract
The US Army Natick Research Development and Engineering Center (NSRDEC) had successfully demonstrated a scale-up 24-inch continuous dip/pad/dry coating process for a durable, conformal coating. This coating was developed based on the use of very low surface tension fluorodecyl polyhedral oligomeric silsesquioxane cage-like molecule and fluorinated elastomer. When it is applied, the resulting omniphobic fabrics resist surface wetting by a wide range of liquids having high-to-very-low surface tension, while remaining durable after repeated washing and abrasion testing. Material syntheses will be shared, and coating solution preparation and scale-up pilot coating process parameters will be discussed. Comparative data on surface, chemical, and physical properties of lab-scale versus pilot-scale coated omniphobic fabrics, and follow on work, will be presented.
Keywords
fabric;coating;blend;chemical;water;repellent;clothing
pub_id
9559