Evaluation of the Electromagnetic Shielding Effectiveness of Carbon-Based Screen Printed Polyester Fabrics

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Gültekin B. C., Demirel Gültekin N., Atak O., Şimşek R.

FIBERS AND POLYMERS, cilt.19, ss.313-320, 2018 (SCI-Expanded) identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 19
  • Basım Tarihi: 2018
  • Doi Numarası: 10.1007/s12221-018-7462-7
  • Dergi Adı: FIBERS AND POLYMERS
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.313-320
  • Anahtar Kelimeler: Electromagnetic shielding, Textile, Screen printing, Carbon black, Graphite, ELECTRICAL-PROPERTIES, COMPOSITES, YARNS, NANOTUBES, BLACK, BEHAVIOR
  • Marmara Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

Electromagnetic shielding has a very emerging role in the textile applications. Screen-printing is a well-known, easy and cost effective process for textile printing. In this study, carbon black and graphite particles were used to impart electromagnetic shielding property to polyester fabric by screen printing technique. To this aim, printing pastes containing carbon materials were prepared with different binder concentrations. The electrical resistance, surface morphology, color coordinates and washing fastness properties of screen printed polyester fabrics were investigated. The washing durability of electromagnetic shielding effectiveness of carbon based printed fabrics as a function of binder concentration have also been studied. Electromagnetic shielding effectiveness was evaluated in the frequency ranges between 15-3000 MHz. The results showed that the electromagnetic shielding properties of fabric were affected by increased binder concentration. The most durable electromagnetic shielding effectiveness after washing process was obtained at highest binder concentration. The surface morphologies and color difference values of printed fabrics after washing process also provided a positive contribution.