Effect of fibre diameter and cross-sectional shape on moisture transmission through fabrics

Fibers and Polymers

Volumn 9, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 225-231

  Das, Brojeswari ^a   Das, A ^a   Kothari, V K ^a   Fanguiero, R ^b   De Araujo M ^b  

^a INDIAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY DELHI   (India)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MINHO   (Portugal)

Author keywords

Fibre cross section; Fibre diameter; In plane wicking; Vertical wicking; Water vapour permeability

Indexed keywords

EID: 45249117698     PISSN: 12299197     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12221-008-0036-y     Document Type: Article

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