TY - JFULL AU - C.W. Kan PY - 2016/6/ TI - Learning Materials of Atmospheric Pressure Plasma Process: Turning Hydrophilic Surface to Hydrophobic T2 - International Journal of Chemical and Molecular Engineering SP - 609 EP - 613 VL - 10 SN - 1307-6892 UR - https://publications.waset.org/pdf/10004471 PU - World Academy of Science, Engineering and Technology NX - Open Science Index 113, 2016 N2 - This paper investigates the use of atmospheric pressure plasma for improving the surface hydrophobicity of polyurethane synthetic leather with tetramethylsilane (TMS). The atmospheric pressure plasma treatment with TMS is a single-step process to enhance the hydrophobicity of polyurethane synthetic leather. The hydrophobicity of the treated surface was examined by contact angle measurement. The physical and chemical surface changes were evaluated by scanning electron microscopy (SEM) and infrared spectroscopy (FTIR). The purpose of this paper is to provide learning materials for understanding how to use atmospheric pressure plasma in the textile finishing process to transform a hydrophilic surface to hydrophobic. ER -