An Analysis of Air Permeability of Cotton-Fibre-Based Socks

Wang, Wen Yi; Hui, Kwok Tung; Kan, Chi Wai; Maha-In, Kongkiat; Pukjaroon, Salakchit; Wanitchottayanont, Siriorn; Mongkholrattanasit, Rattanaphol

doi:10.4028/www.scientific.net/kem.805.76

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“…Air permeability is an important comfort factor for transporting moisture or vapor from the skin. Air permeability is a function of the thickness and surface porosity of the knit [ 33 , 34 ] and ensures the breathability of the socks.…”

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Usage Durability and Comfort Properties of Socks Made from Differently Spun Modal and Micro Modal Yarns

2023

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Socks, being a necessary item of clothing, must be comfortable and maintain their quality throughout their life. Since the applicability of modal fibers and microfibers, as well as yarns produced using unconventional processes, in sock knitting has been insufficiently researched, this paper evaluated three groups of medium sized socks knitted in a plain single jersey pattern produced with the highest percentage of ring, rotor and air-jet spun modal or micro modal yarns of the same linear density in full plating with different textured polyamide 6.6 yarns compared to conventional cotton socks. The sock quality was evaluated through an investigation of the physical properties, wear resistance and dimensional stability, as well as the water vapor absorption, air permeability and thermal resistance using the thermal foot model before and after five repeated washing and drying cycles, according to the proposed methodology. The results showed that the fiber fineness, the structure of the differently spun yarns and the sock plain knits, the polyamide content and the implementation of the pretreatment of the socks had an influence on the obtained results. The socks made from modal and micro modal yarns differed in their properties. Compared to cotton socks, they have better comfort properties, a generally better pilling resistance and, after pretreatment, a comparable abrasion resistance.

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Usage Durability and Comfort Properties of Socks Made from Differently Spun Modal and Micro Modal Yarns

2023

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“…found that the percentage of cotton fibers may negatively affect the air permeability of the fabric. 32 In knitted fabrics, air permeability can decrease with an increase in yarn count and thickness. 6 Nevertheless, Fabric B is the preferred fabric for sports-abaya from the air permeability point of view.…”

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Design of sports-abaya and its thermal comfort evaluation

Helmi

Tashkandi

Wang

2021

Textile Research Journal

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The market for sports-abaya in Saudi Arabia is growing due to an increasing participation rate of Islamic women in fitness and sports activities. As mandated by religious law, an abaya must be worn over daily clothes or sportswear by women in order to hide their body contour. The additional layer of the abaya will affect thermal comfort and performance of the wearer. Hence, a sports-abaya needs to be specifically designed to facilitate thermal comfort. This necessitates the selection and evaluation of fabrics appropriate for use in the production of sports-abaya. This study compared two fabrics (100% cotton knit and 100% polyester woven) for their air permeability, thermal resistance and evaporative resistance. The fabrics were then incorporated as sole variable into two models of sports-abaya. The thermal properties of these abayas were evaluated using a female thermal manikin in both standing and walking positions. Comparison was made with the results of a traditional abaya. The research work revealed that polyester woven fabric has a higher air permeability (44.9 mL/cm2/s) than cotton knitted fabric (24.1 mL/cm2/s). The vapor resistance of polyester fabric was lower than cotton fabric and their thermal resistant did not show any significant difference. Consequently, thermal manikin evaluation showed results favoring sports-abaya containing polyester fabric in both standing and walking positions. Furthermore, the thermal resistant and vapor resistant values of sports-abayas were lower compared with those of the traditional abaya. This leads to the conclusion that the newly designed sports-abaya containing 100% polyester woven fabric provides better thermal comfort than traditional abaya and sports-abaya containing 100% cotton fabric.

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“…The highest increase was observed in the sock samples of series B (Table 8 and Figure 8a), which had a better ability to absorb moisture. The higher air flow ensures the breathability of the socks and was primarily influenced by the thickness of the fabric and the open porosity [19,48]. As shown in Table 8, permeability to air decreased in all socks with a more compact structure (series B and C), whereas untreated socks made of lyocell fibers were more breathable (Table 8 and Figure 8b).…”

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“…Many scientific studies have analyzed the performance of socks made of a high cotton content plated or blended with various synthetic fibers. They mostly refer to the comfort properties of the socks, e.g., comfort pressure [11][12][13], sock-skin friction [10,13], physiological and sensory parameters [13,14], thermal properties [15][16][17], moisture management, and air permeability [18][19][20], and/or to the usage properties of the socks, e.g., abrasion resistance, pilling performance [9,20,21], and dimensional stability [4,[22][23][24].…”

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Quality Assessment of Socks Produced from Viscose and Lyocell Fibers

Tomljenović,

Živičnjak,

Skenderi

2024

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Most casual socks are produced from cotton and are usually combined with synthetic fibers. The suitability of viscose and lyocell fibers for knitting socks needs to be investigated further. Therefore, three series of plain socks were produced, composed in the largest content from single-spun viscose or lyocell yarns fully plated with texturized polyamide 6.6 multifilament yarn. The quality of three types of main yarns manufactured by ring, open-end rotor, and air-jet spinning processes and two types of polyamide plating yarns used in the production of socks were assessed together with the structural, usage, and comfort quality of the socks before and after simulating household laundering. In comparison with cotton socks produced from ring-spun yarns under the same conditions, the results showed that viscose and lyocell socks have better moisture absorption and breathability, comparable dimensional stability, and lower abrasion resistance; lyocell socks have lower thermal resistance; and viscose socks are less prone to surface pilling after wet pretreatment.

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An Analysis of Air Permeability of Cotton-Fibre-Based Socks

Cited by 6 publications

References 4 publications

Usage Durability and Comfort Properties of Socks Made from Differently Spun Modal and Micro Modal Yarns

Usage Durability and Comfort Properties of Socks Made from Differently Spun Modal and Micro Modal Yarns

Design of sports-abaya and its thermal comfort evaluation

Quality Assessment of Socks Produced from Viscose and Lyocell Fibers

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