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Comfort Properties of Moisture Management Finished Bi-layer Knitted Fabrics: Part II - Moisture Management


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1 Department of Fashion Technology, Sona College of Technology, Salem 636 005, India
2 Department of Textiles Technology, K S Rangasamy College of Technology, Namakkal 637 215, India
3 Department of Handloom and Textile Technology, Indian Institute of Handloom Technology, Fulia 741 402, India
4 Department of Textile Technology, PSG Polytechnic College, Coimbatore 641 004, India
 

Moisture management properties of six samples of bi-layer fabrics have been determined after optimised finish and their statistical analysis is done. It is found that the finished fabrics show better properties than those of unfinished fabrics. The bi-layer fabric structure along with the application of optimized moisture management finish makes the fabric more suitable for sportswear, exhibiting excellent moisture management properties in terms of wetting radius, absorption rate, wetting time and spreading speed of sweat. The results indicate that, the inner and outer microdenier polyester fabrics show better moisture management property, offering high levels of comfort, and hence are preferred during summer for active and sportswear due to the appreciable wetting radius, as well as good absorption rate, wetting time and well spreading speed of sweat.

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Bi-layer Knitted Fabrics, Fabric Comfort, Moisture Management Finish, Polyester, Sportswear.
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Authors

S. M. Udaya Krithika
Department of Fashion Technology, Sona College of Technology, Salem 636 005, India
M. B. Sampath
Department of Textiles Technology, K S Rangasamy College of Technology, Namakkal 637 215, India
C. Prakash
Department of Handloom and Textile Technology, Indian Institute of Handloom Technology, Fulia 741 402, India
M. Senthilkumar
Department of Textile Technology, PSG Polytechnic College, Coimbatore 641 004, India

Abstract


Moisture management properties of six samples of bi-layer fabrics have been determined after optimised finish and their statistical analysis is done. It is found that the finished fabrics show better properties than those of unfinished fabrics. The bi-layer fabric structure along with the application of optimized moisture management finish makes the fabric more suitable for sportswear, exhibiting excellent moisture management properties in terms of wetting radius, absorption rate, wetting time and spreading speed of sweat. The results indicate that, the inner and outer microdenier polyester fabrics show better moisture management property, offering high levels of comfort, and hence are preferred during summer for active and sportswear due to the appreciable wetting radius, as well as good absorption rate, wetting time and well spreading speed of sweat.

Keywords


Bi-layer Knitted Fabrics, Fabric Comfort, Moisture Management Finish, Polyester, Sportswear.

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