Effects of Woven Fabric Construction and Color on Ultraviolet Protection

Textile Research Journal

Volumn 79, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 351-359

  Dubrovski, Polona Dobnik ^a   Golob, Darko ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MARIBOR   (Slovenia)

Author keywords

color; UV protection; woven fabric construction

Indexed keywords

COLOR; TEXTILES;

COVER FACTORS; ULTRAVIOLET PROTECTION; ULTRAVIOLET PROTECTION FACTORS; UV PROTECTION; WEAVE TYPES; WOVEN COTTON FABRICS; WOVEN FABRIC CONSTRUCTION; WOVEN FABRICS;

WEAVING;

COLOR; COTTON FABRIC; FABRIC CONSTRUCTION; POROSITY; PROTECTIVE FABRIC; ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION; WOVEN FABRIC;

EID: 60149094959     PISSN: 00405175     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0040517508090490     Document Type: Article

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