Figure 1. Methylene blue photo-decomposition(%) of anatase TiO2 treated PET fabrics with various TiO2
Figure 2. SEM images of the TiO2 treated fabrics with various TiO2 solution concentrations; (a) 1wt%, (b) 3wt%, (c) 5wt%.
Figure 3. Methylene blue photo-decomposition(%) of anatase TiO2 treated PET fabrics before and after hexadecyltrimethoxysilane treatment.
Figure 4. SEM images of anatase TiO2 and hexadecyltrimethoxysilane treated PET fabrics with magnifications of 20,000(a) and 100,000(b).
Table 1. Contact angles of hexadecyltrimethoxysilane treated PET fabrics with various silane concentrations
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