Materials design towards sport textiles with low-friction and moisture-wicking dual functions

Abstract

In the field of sportswear, the structure and morphology of textiles are of great importance to achieve good moisture transport and low friction, which are two critical comfort-related properties.To improve these properties, dual-layer nanofibrous nonwoven mats were studied in this work. induces a strong push-pull effect, resulting in efficient moisture transport from the inner to the outer layer. Furthermore, the fluorine-rich PVDF shell of the inner layer touches the human skin and provides a lubricating effect to enhance comfortability. This design provides a promising route for sports textiles with both good moisture-wicking and low friction.

Developing Breathable Double‐Layered Fibrous Membranes Equipped with Water Pulling Mechanism Toward Clothing with Enhanced Comfort

“…[11,28] These MMT results indicate that there is no trasnportation of water through W-PVDF-2 sample which can be attributed to the hydrophobic nature of PVDF. These observations agree well with MMT results reported by Dong et al [4,5] for the base-treated cellulose acetate (CA) and polyacrylonitril (PAN) hydrophilic electrospun webs as well as polystyrene (PS) hydrophobic electrospun web. The MMT graphs associated to the double-layered fibrous membranes ( Figure. 6c-g) exhibit two curves whose differences vary with increasing PVDF layer Fig.…”

“…Furthermore, permeability against air and water vapor are other requirements to be met by apparels. The conditions can be listed as follows [1][2][3][4][5][6] : This is followed by perspiration in both vapor and liquid forms.…”

“…Zhang et al [15] also argued that once viscose or cotton are used on the outer side, the fabric knitted with fine polypropylene (PP) filaments as the inner side touching the skin, has enhanced water holding capacity, wicking, and moisture vapor transmission. [4][5][6]19,20] Li et al [21] demonstrated that a reasonable equilibrium of breathable (water vapor transmission rate) and waterproof performance can be achieved by hydrophobic fibrous membranes prepared based on electrospinning technique. The impact of raw materials and knitting structure on the dynamics of water absorption in double-layered weft knitted fabrics was investigated by Bivainyt and Miku cionienė.…”

“…[5] 2. Strictly speaking, although some successes have been obtained in published works, however, trade-off between the hydrophilicity of the inner layer and the moisture transport behavior toward designing the efficient electrospun double-layered membranes is still a controversial issue to be considered.…”

Functional Elastic Knits Made of Bamboo Charcoal and Quick-Dry Yarns: Manufacturing Techniques and Property Evaluations

“…People exercise and sweat, and their garment absorbs the perspiration. If the textiles fail to expel the perspiration efficiently, the wet textiles make the wearers feel cold and unpleasant [6][7][8]. Therefore, scholars use fibers that have perspiration absorbent and moisture exhaling properties to fabricate sportswear textiles.…”