Influence of Chemical Structure on Wetting Property of Down Fibers

Abstract:

Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy was used to investigate the chemical structure of down fibers in this paper. Contact angle was calculated to determine the wetting property of down. Experiments demonstrated that the surface chemical structure affected the fiber wetting property strongly. The surface substance by FTIR was forecast to be the mixture of sterol and triphosphate ester. After Soxhlet-extracted the fibers contact angle increased greatly.

• Periodical: Advanced Materials Research (Volume 843)
• Pages: 70-73
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.4028/www.scientific.net/AMR.843.70
• Online since: November 2013
• Authors: Jing Gao
• Keywords: Chemical Structure, Down Fiber, Wetting Property

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