The use of PVD coating on natural textile fibers

The article deals with the possibility of natural fibers and textiles coating, especially of cotton. The coating methods most used in industrial sector are: PVD and CVD. Cotton is one of the most important natural cellulosic fibers in terms of processing volume and properties. Creating PVD coatings on non-metal fabrics is a new unconventional approach, which is not very investigated. It's starting area of new materials creating, and this article deal with it. The coating is based on the releasing of coated material from the source target and transfer to the coated object surface and create a thin film. PVD coating can be performed by several methods: Arc, Sputtering, Vacuum evaporation, Cathode sputtering, Magnetron sputtering. By coating of textile materials it is possible to made new materials with specific properties like fabric electrically and thermally conductive, fabric that filter bacteria and viruses, fabric which gives tires the new features in form of embedded sensors. (C) 2016 The Authors. Published by Elsevier Ltd.