Moisture management and thermal absorptivity properties of double-face knitted fabrics

Süpüren, Gamze; Oğlakcıoğlu, Nida; Özdіl, Nіlgün; Marmaralı, Arzu

doi:10.1177/0040517511402122

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“…A typical example has cotton as the outer layer and PP as the inner layer. 4 In such textiles, the hydrophobic inner layer ensures low water absorption and transmission of sweat via capillary motion, while the hydrophilic outer layer draws the sweat out from the inner layer and facilitates evaporation to the surrounding environment. The capillary motion of the inner layer is induced by the intermolecular interactions between the fiber surface and sweat, and can be controlled by tailoring the size of interpenetrating pores and water wettability of the textiles.…”

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Tailoring Surface Hydrophilicity of Porous Electrospun Nanofibers to Enhance Capillary and Push–Pull Effects for Moisture Wicking

Dong

Kong²,

Phua³

et al. 2014

ACS Appl. Mater. Interfaces

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In this article, liquid moisture transport behaviors of dual-layer electrospun nanofibrous mats are reported for the first time. The dual-layer mats consist of a thick layer of hydrophilic polyacrylonitrile (PAN) nanofibers with a thin layer of hydrophobic polystyrene (PS) nanofibers with and without interpenetrating nanopores, respectively. The mats are coated with polydopamine (PDOPA) to different extents to tailor the water wettability of the PS layer. It is found that with a large quantity of nanochannels, the porous PS nanofibers exhibit a stronger capillary effect than the solid PS nanofibers. The capillary motion in the porous PS nanofibers can be further enhanced by slight surface modification with PDOPA while retaining the large hydrophobicity difference between the two layers, inducing a strong push–pull effect to transport water from the PS to the PAN layer.

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Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%

Tailoring Surface Hydrophilicity of Porous Electrospun Nanofibers to Enhance Capillary and Push–Pull Effects for Moisture Wicking

Dong

Kong²,

Phua³

et al. 2014

ACS Appl. Mater. Interfaces

112

127

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“…Typical dual-layer moisture-wicking fabrics have a hydrophobic layer, such as a polypropylene (PP) layer, in direct contact with the skin and a hydrophilic outer layer, which is frequently made of cotton or cotton blends. 10 The inner layer has low water absorption ability, pushing sweat to the outer layer via capillary motion. The outer layer has high water absorption ability, pulling the sweat out from the inner layer.…”

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

Dong

Kong

et al. 2015

Materials & Design

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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.

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“…Double-layer fabrics with cotton in outer layer and moisture transporting hydrophobic fiber in inner layer have been reported to produce excellent moisture management properties. The fibers commonly used for inner layer include different types of polyester, nylon, and polypropylene (Karthik et al 2012;Sharabaty et al 2008;Supuren et al 2011).…”

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Effect of Design and Method of Creating Wicking Channels on Moisture Management and Air Permeability of Cotton Fabrics

Nazir

Hussain

Abbas

et al. 2015

Journal of Natural Fibers

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Garments made from cotton fabrics can readily absorb perspiration during strenuous activities but give poor performance in terms of wicking and evaporation of the perspiration, resulting in wet sticky feeling to the wearer. The aim of this study was to investigate the effect of design and method of creating wicking channels on the moisture management and air permeability of cotton fabrics. The fabric specimens were printed with hydrophobic fluorocarbon finish using four different print designs, each with two different types of printing squeegees. It was found that both the type of print design and squeegee type significantly affect most of the moisture management properties of the fabric. The study concluded that by selecting a suitable print design and squeegee type, moisture management capability of cotton fabrics can be significantly improved without sacrificing the fabric air permeability.

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Moisture management and thermal absorptivity properties of double-face knitted fabrics

Cited by 125 publications

References 12 publications

Tailoring Surface Hydrophilicity of Porous Electrospun Nanofibers to Enhance Capillary and Push–Pull Effects for Moisture Wicking

Tailoring Surface Hydrophilicity of Porous Electrospun Nanofibers to Enhance Capillary and Push–Pull Effects for Moisture Wicking

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

Effect of Design and Method of Creating Wicking Channels on Moisture Management and Air Permeability of Cotton Fabrics

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