Surface characteristics of sol-gel treated single jersey plated socks

This study examines properties of the cotton/polyamide plain plated commercial socks (CO 81%/PA 19%) and pure polyamide fabric subjected to the multifunctional treatment by a sol-gel coating technique where tetraethyl-orthosilicate (TEOS) and zinc acetate dihydrate (ZAD) were used as precursors. Commercially available sock is produced on a single cylinder sock knitting machine which results in two surfaces (cotton and polyamide), with dissimilar characteristics thus leading to necessity of their separate studies. Experimental part examines surface structural clarification and compound identification using infrared spectroscopy. To assess the impact of modification such properties as air permeability must be tested and analysed. Pilot tests of antibacterial activity against Bacillus subtilis mscL 1141 and Staphylococcus aureus mscL 334 where carried out. Due to the modification consolidation treatment temperature below the destruction of material and the chemical compounds vibrational modes overlap, but in regions 1170–1650 cm−1 and 3200–3395 cm−1 show the presence of bounds corresponding to sol-gel coating presence on the surface.