In this study, corona technology is applied in the wet processing of cotton
fabrics, The properties of cotton. such as hydrophilicity, ionisation and
mechanical properties, are evaluated and compared with previous results of
cuticle oxidation and morphological changes, The results of dyeings of coro
na-treated materials under different conditions are compared with those of
raw, bleached and desized cotton. The dyeings are carried out with three di
fferent commercial direct dyes. The classical method for the processing of
cotton materials and the corona discharge method are discussed and compared
in order to analyse the advantages of this innovative process.