An Investigation of UV Protection of Swimwear Fabrics

Textile Research Journal

Volumn 80, Issue 17, 2010, Pages 1811-1818

  Kursun, Senem ^a   Ozcan, Gulay ^a  

^a ISTANBUL TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

swimwear; UV absorber; UV protection

Indexed keywords

COLOR; FABRICS; RADIATION DAMAGE; SEAWATER; ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION;

CHLORINATED WATERS; DYE CONCENTRATION; FIBER COMPOSITION; SOLAR UV RADIATION; SWIMWEAR; TREATMENT PARAMETERS; UV ABSORBERS; UV PROTECTION;

COLOR FASTNESS;

EID: 77957673485     PISSN: 00405175     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0040517510369401     Document Type: Article

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