Eur. Phys. J. Appl. Phys. 26, 215-219 (2004)
https://doi.org/10.1051/epjap:2004038

Polymerization and surface modification by low pressure plasma technique

¹ Department of Chemistry, ETH Hönggerberg, HCI H133, 8093 Zürich, Switzerland
² Université des Sciences et Technologies de Lille, LASIR C5, 59655 Villeneuve d'Ascq Cedex, France

Corresponding author: levalois@inorg.chem.ethz.ch

Received: 18 November 2003
Revised: 3 February 2004
Accepted: 12 March 2004
Published online: 11 May 2004

Abstract

A durable water repellent, stain resistant or flame retardant character can be conferred to polyacrylonitrile (PAN) textiles by using the plasma induced graft polymerization technique. The monomers used are perfluoroalkylacrylate, (meth)acrylate phosphates, and phosphonates which are well known to be effective for the waterproofing and the fireproofing of polymeric substrates, respectively.