| AVS 61st International Symposium & Exhibition | |
| Applied Surface Science | Tuesday Sessions |
| Session AS+MC+SS-TuA |
| Session: | Analysis of Modified Surfaces |
| Presenter: | Christopher Deeks, Thermo Fisher Scientific, UK |
| Authors: | C. Deeks, Thermo Fisher Scientific, UK M. Milošević, University of Belgrade, Serbia M. Radoičić, University of Belgrade, Serbia Z. Šaponjić, University of Belgrade, Serbia T.S. Nunney, Thermo Fisher Scientific, UK M. Radetić, University of Belgrade, Serbia |
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Modifications of fabrics are becoming more important for a wide variety of applications. For example, loading TiO2 onto cotton can improve many of the material properties, such as anti-bacterial effects, UV protection, and stain resistance.
The conformity of these modifications across sample surfaces are an important part of the application process. By using XPS in addition to other techniques, surface concentration and conformity can be determined and deduced whether the samples have met certain criteria, and how the uniformity, of lack thereof, can affect the desired outcome of the modifications.
This presentation will look at the possibility of in situ photoreduction of Ag ions on the surface of TiO2 nanoparticles to create “active fabrics”, and will utilise XPS imaging to determine whether deposition on the surface of different fabrics has been successful.