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Evolution of moisture management behavior of high-wicking 3D warp knitted spacer fabrics

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posted on 2012-04-01, 00:00 authored by Rouhallah Bagherzadeh, M Gorji, M Latifi, P Payvandy, Lingxue KongLingxue Kong
Moisture management behavior is a vital factor in evaluating thermal and physiological comfort of functional textiles. This research work studies functional 3 dimensional (3D) warp knitted spacer fabrics containing high-wicking materials characterized by their profiled cross section. These spacer fabrics can be used for protective vest to absorb a user’s sweat, to reduce the humidity and improve user’s thermal comfort. For this reason, different 3D warp knitted spacer fabrics were produced with functional fiber yarns in the back layer of the fabric (close to the body) and polyester in the front and middle layers (outer surface). Comfort properties such as air and water vapor permeability and wicking and other moisture management properties (MMP) of different fabric samples were measured. It is demonstrated that by using profiled fibers such as Coolmax fiber, moisture management properties of spacer fabrics can be improved, enabling them to be use as a snug-fitting shirt worn under protective vests with improved comfort.

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Journal

Fibers and polymers

Volume

13

Issue

4

Pagination

529 - 534

Publisher

Korean Fibre Society

Location

Seoul, South Korea

ISSN

1229-9197

eISSN

1875-0052

Language

eng

Publication classification

C1 Refereed article in a scholarly journal

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