Transport properties of multi-layer fabric based on electrospun nanofiber mats as a breathable barrier textile material

Textile Research Journal

Volumn 82, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 70-76

  Bagherzadeh, Roohollah ^a,c   Latifi, Masoud ^a   Najar, Saeed Shaikhzadeh ^a   Tehran, Mohammad Amani ^a   Gorji, Mohsen ^b   Kong, Lingxue ^c  

^a AMIRKABIR UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Iran)

^b ISLAMIC AZAD UNIVERSITY   (Iran)

^c DEAKIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

barrier property; Electrospun nanofiber mats; moisture permeability; windproof clothing

Indexed keywords

COATED MATERIALS; HOSIERY MANUFACTURE; HYDROSTATIC PRESSURE; NANOFIBERS; TEXTILES; WATER VAPOR;

BARRIER PROPERTIES; ELECTROSPUN NANOFIBERS; MOISTURE PERMEABILITY; MULTI-LAYER FABRICS; SOLUTION CONCENTRATION; WATER VAPOR PERMEABILITY; WATER VAPOR TRANSMISSION; WINDPROOF CLOTHING;

WEAVING;

EID: 83455163305     PISSN: 00405175     EISSN: 17467748     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0040517511420766     Document Type: Article

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