본 실험은 방사선을 이용하여 Polyester 직포의 흡수성과 염색성 그리고 대전성을 증진시키기 위한 연구로서 실온하에서 함침법으로 Acrylic acid또는 4-vinylpyridine을 Polyester 직포에 접목시켰다. Polyester 직포를 25$^{circ}$또는 7$0^{circ}C$에서 Acrylic acid나 Acrylic acid와 4-vinylpyridine의 emulsion 용액에 함침시켰으며 함침된 Polyester 직포를 질소깨스 존재 하에서 Co-60의 l-rays로 조사시켰다. Acrylic acid가 접목된 Polyester 직포를 Sodium carbonate, Calcium acetate 또는 Potassium persulfate로 처리하였을 때 흡수율은 더욱 증가하였으며 직포 표면에 형성된 polyacrylic acid 는 0.1% NaoH 용액으로 대부분 추출되었다. 4-vinylpyridine과 Acrylic acid의 혼합용액을 함침용액으로 사용하였을 경우 4-VP/AA의 비율과 방사선 선량이 커짐에 따라 접목율은 점점 증가함을 보여주었다. 여러가지로 처리된 Polyester 직포 표면에 물방울을 떨어 뜨렸을 때의 Contact angle을 측정하여 보니 접목율이 증가함에 따라 대전성은 감소하였다. Acryli acid가 접목된 Polyester 섬유를 Salt로 처리하여 전자 현미경으로 관찰하여 본 결과 일련의 무정형 형태로 결합되어 있었다.
Radiation grafting of acrylic acid and 4-vinylpyridine at room temperature has been studied by an impregnation method to improve the hygroscopic properties, the antistatic behavior and the dyeability of polyester fabric. Polyester fabric was impregnated with acrylic acid or aqueous emulsion of acrylic acid-4-vinylpyridine by immersion at 25$^{circ}$or 7$0^{circ}C$. The impregnated fabric was irradiated under nitrogen gas with ${gamma}$-rays from Co-60. When acrylic acid grafted polyester fabric was treated with sodium carbonate, calcium acetate and potassium persulfate, tne rate of water absorption was increased and most parts of polyacrylic acid formed were extracted off from the fabric with 0.1% solution of sodium hydroxide at 10$0^{circ}C$. In the case of the impregnation of a mixture of acrylic acid and 4-vinylpyridine the petcent of grafting has been shown to be proportional to the ratio of 4-VP/AA and radiation dost. Estimating by contact angle measurements of water on the various polymer surfaces, the antistatic behavior was decreased with the increase of grafting percent. The investigation of electron micrograph disclosed the existence of certain type of discontinuities in the acrylic acid grafted polyester fiber which was treated with various salts.
