Opinto-opas 2002-2003

3002031 FIBRE SURFACE SCIENCE AND MODIFICATION, FIBRE SURFACE SCIENCE AND MODIFICATION, 2 ov

Lecturer info
Prof. Pertti Nousiainen

Lectures and exercises:
Lectures 20 h

Weekly teaching / period

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A2

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S2

Summer

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Content of the course
Surface characteristics of fibres and textiles and interactions with water, other liquids, and gases. Modification of fibre surfaces by radiation of laser beam, electron, cold plasma, and chemical crafting and their influence on fibre properties. Surface active compounds and their properties in water, washing theories and techniques. Common surface active compounds as textile auxiliaries and testing of the activity. Colloids and macromolecules and their behaviour.

Requirements
Approved exam on the course content.

Literature
Lecture hand-outs. Christopher M. Pastore and Paul Kiekens, Surface Characteristics of Fibers and Textiles, Marcel Dekker, New York 2001, 297 pp. August Chwala und Vinzenz Anger, Handbuch der Textilhifsmittel, Verlag Chemie, Weinheim&New York 1977, 1156 pp. + app Guenter Jakobi and Albrecht Löhr, Detergents and textile Washing, Henkel&VCH, Weinheim 1987, 256 pp